The 15-year-old Saudi boy, Omar Al-Atwi, did not expect that someone would watch his behavior while dragging the camel. Dealing with camels and loving them since his childhood, and he and his father performed the tasks of controlling the camel herd that are used in the filming of the movie “Desert Warrior”, and training the heroes of the historical series that tells a story from the seventh century AD on driving and controlling them during filming, to highlight “Omar” dragging Sometimes his she-camel sewed, and sometimes he stomped on top of it.”
From the movie scenes
The famous British director “Robert” was watching the boy closely, to eventually inform him that he was nominating him to play the character of Iyas Al-Taie in the movie “Desert Warrior”, which tells the famous historical epic “Dhi Qar”, which is being filmed in Saudi Arabia, and the film tells the story of an epic. The famous Dhi Qar, filmed in the cities of Neom and Tabuk, and 15-year-old Al-Atwi plays the role of Iyas bin Qabisa Al-Tai, who was a military leader and one of the main faces of the war.
Omar during his participation in the film
And regarding his new experience, Omar Al-Atwi told Al Arabiya.net: He has been accustomed to dealing with camels since he was 7 years old, and he has also entered into many camel competitions and achieved many gains, and regarding his choice to play the role of Iyas Al-Tai explained, that it was a matter Unexpected and that he hesitated at first, but he found it special, so he agreed and started filming, which lasted for 4 months from morning to evening, during which he was trained on all the tasks required of him.
Omar continued, “I inherited the love of camels near them. Since my childhood, I have accompanied my father continuously in his work in the field of attack, and I hope to become an actor and enter the field of cinematography. I liked the character that I represented and read a lot regarding it to be able to master the role, while I was stopping I stop shooting at the time of study and exams, and then I go back to shooting.”
Omar in one of the scenes of the movie
It is noteworthy that the battle of Dhi Qar, which took place in the land of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in which the Arabs defeated the Persians 1400 years ago in a fateful battle, they appeared in it with all courage and pride, and they did not succumb to an external enemy, but united and broke the thorn of Khosrau and his armies.
History writers confirm that the battle took place eight years before the migration of the Messenger – may God bless him and grant him peace – and was classified as the greatest Arab victory over the Persians at the time of the pre-Islamic era of ignorance, a confrontation regarding which the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: from the abyss.”
