Desert Warrior: Rupert Wyatt's Middle Eastern Western premieres at Zurich Film Festival

"Desert Warrior," a long-delayed Middle Eastern Western, premiered at the Zurich Film Festival. The film, directed by Rupert Wyatt, is described as visually stunning but ultimately a slow-paced epic. The movie begins as a lean B-movie with a bandit and bounty hunter but evolves into a sprawling, feminist epic. Despite creative differences and a troubled four-year production, the film features striking imagery and echoes of classic Westerns and samurai films. "Desert Warrior" stars Anthony Mackie and Sharlto Copley, with Ben Kingsley in a supporting role. The film's ambitious scope and budget are noted, with a reviewer suggesting it may have suffered from too many creative inputs.