Draft:Exit West (film)

Exit West is an upcoming American science fiction drama film directed by Yann Demange, based on the novel of the same name by Mohsin Hamid.

Premise
Amidst civil unrest in their country, Saeed and Nadia flee through three individual doors that takes them to different safe havens.

Cast

 * Riz Ahmed

Production
The film rights to the novel were first acquired by the Russo brothers production company AGBO in August 2017, with Morten Tyldum initially set to direct. On March 5, 2020, Netflix acquired the film and Higher Ground Productions joined the project to co-produce with AGBO, and Yann Demange was now set to direct. Riz Ahmed was also set to star. Joe Russo stated in an April interview that production on the film could begin soon at the time, but that depended on the COVID-19 pandemic and how film productions could commence during that time. In an August 2022 interview, the novel's author Mohsin Hamid stated the film was still in the development stage.