CAIRO: A Saudi-backed, big-budget action film shot largely in Riyadh, “7 Dogs” is positioning itself as one of the most ambitious productions to emerge from the region.
Set for release on May 27, with a red carpet premiere in Cairo on May 22, the film brings together a major Arab ensemble featuring Ahmed Ezz and Karim Abdel Aziz in the lead, with an international cast including US actor Giancarlo Esposito and German-Indonesian star Max Huang.
Directed by Moroccan-Belgian duo Adil El-Arbi and Bilall Fallah, best known for “Bad Boys: Ride or Die,” the project marks a significant collaboration between Saudi production ambitions and global action cinema.
In an interview with Arab News in Cairo, Esposito described the experience of filming in Saudi Arabia as rewarding.
“I had a wonderful experience on this film,” he said. “I was very excited to shoot in a foreign country, especially in an Arab country, Saudi Arabia. I was also very excited to be with Bilall and Adil, these wonderful directors from Belgium who took this opportunity to make such an interesting international movie produced in Saudi Arabia.”
