Netflix seems to be paying attention to the middle east's film industry with The Worthy. They bought the global streaming rights to this movie. The Worthy is a show from the United Arab Emirates that takes place in a post-apocalyptic future with a water shortage. The movie is in spoken Arabic but will have subtitles for airing to other nations of course. This is directed by UAE filmmaker Ali Mostafa but is produced by two American veterans, Peter Safran (The Conjuring) and Steven Schneider (Paranormal Activity). It saw it's first release in Kuwait on February 23rd. I was not aware of the film talents in the middle east until this article. What's more interesting is that a United States streaming company and two American producers are involved with this movie. Perhaps we will see more movies and television coming out of the middle east available for streaming. It's an amazing time for the entertainment industry, without the Internet or convenient streaming services like Netflix, Americans or non-middle-easterners would probably never see this movie. The middle east might get their own Hollywood like India's "Bollywood." I'd love to see more interesting content and movies from other countries.
Netflix acquires rights for The Worthy
I think that this is good for Netflix to be airing this. This not only shows what else is happening around the world, but it can show how fortunate one is.
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