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Saudi Arabia's Hollywood dream

A growing film industry is part of the Kingdom's drive to diversity its economy and expand its cultural soft power.

Today we鈥檙e in Jeddah, looking at how Saudi Arabia went from a Kingdom where cinemas were banned to a rising star in the film industry.

We hear from Saudis revelling in new-found freedoms and foreign filmmakers lured in by cash incentives.

If you would like to get in touch with the show, please email: businessdaily@bbc.co.uk

Presented and produced by Emily Wither

(Picture: US actor Johnny Depp poses for a picture with a fan on the red carpet of the awards ceremony of the Red Sea Film Festival in Jeddah, December 2024. Credit: Getty Images)

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