Kandahar

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1. #001

   Kandahar is the second American film to be shot entirely in Saudi Arabia.

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2. #002

   Although the film shows Dubai Airport and a British airport, the entire shoot took place at Jeddah Airport in Saudi Arabia.

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3. #003

   The film is based on the real-life events attributed to Stuxnet, the malicious computer worm that destroyed Iran's nuclear centrifuges.

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4. #004

   It was screened on May 15, 2023, at select Regal cinemas under the name "Mystery Movie Monday."

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5. #005

   Gerard Butler plays Tom Harris, and Tom Rhys Harries plays his partner Oliver in the film.

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6. #006

   About 27 minutes in, when Tom meets Roman at his mansion, he says his plane leaves in 92 minutes and asks why Roman invited him there. If the film is paused right at that point, almost exactly 92 minutes of the film remain.

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7. #007

   When the translator first arrives in Afghanistan and gets into a taxi at the airport, a black man in a yellow shirt and blue jeans appears on screen, though he is never shown anywhere else in Afghanistan. He appears to be part of a film crew.

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8. #008

   Titled "Mission Kandahar" in Canada, Kandahar (2023) is an American spy action thriller directed by Ric Roman Waugh and written by Mitchell LaFortune. The film stars Gerard Butler, who also produces, with a supporting cast including Ali Fazal, Navid Negahban, Bahador Foladi, Nina Toussaint-White, Tom Rhys Harries, Vassilis Koukalani, Mark Arnold, Corey Johnson and Travis Fimmel. Loosely based on real events, the story follows a CIA agent and his translator as they flee Afghanistan after their covert mission is exposed.

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