Sean Penn in Istanbul for Documentary on Jamal Kashoggi

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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 6 December 2018)


                 "Lights, camera, saw!"

American actor Sean Penn came to Istanbul the day before yesterday
in connection with a documentary he plans to make about the murder
of Jamal Khashoggi. After initial discussions, Penn went to the Saudi
Istanbul Consulate yesterday with a 10-person team that included
bodyguards. 


                    In the prop department.

Penn took pictures of the consulate and then the consul general's
nearby residence.  He plans to speak with Kashoggi's fiancé Hatice
Cengiz, as well, before returning to the USA.  Penn said he will
come back to Istanbul at the end of this month to resume filming.


Penn hopes to arrange a screen test for his leading man.