Forty years ago it was mostly desert, now there's an indoor ski slope and a man-made archipelago shaped like a palm tree.
Fun fact: Roughly 90% of the UAE's population are foreign nationals, one of the highest ratios on Earth.
Told backwards so you feel exactly as lost as the bloke with no memory, which is proper clever.
Fun fact: A hidden feature on the original DVD lets you watch the entire film rearranged in chronological order.