After seven years of negotiation Lionel Mill managed to gain exclusive access to the private and public life of one of the Saudi Kingdom's 13 governors: Prince Saud bin Abdul Mohsen bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, governor of the Northern province of Hail. Described as a “fascinating insight” by the Financial Times and “amazing” by the Guardian, the film revealed a secret world trying to balance the demands of modernisation with traditional Islam.