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Saudi Arabia, Between Repression and Transformation
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Saudi Arabia, Between Repression and Transformation

42 MIN · EN · STATUS: [ STREAMING ]
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Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has spent nearly a decade remaking Saudi Arabia under his "Vision 2030" plan, and this film goes behind the scenes of that transformation. With two-thirds of the population under 30, the kingdom is loosening decades of Wahhabi religious control, opening cinemas and concerts, and pouring money into the futuristic Neom megacity project meant to prepare the country for life after oil. The film sets these changes against the persistence of authoritarian rule: dissidents are jailed or worse, and women still face significant legal restrictions despite gains like the right to drive. Interviews and on-the-ground footage from across the country show the contradictions up close, from glittering tourism campaigns and international sporting events to the surveillance and repression that continue underneath them. The documentary does not resolve whether MBS is fundamentally a reformer or a despot tightening his grip, and instead lays out the evidence for both, leaving the kingdom's direction as an open question its own citizens are still living through.