The Square
The Square, a new film by Jehane Noujaim (Control Room; Rafea: Solar Mama), looks at the hard realities faced day-to-day by people working to build Egypt’s new democracy. Catapulting us into the action spread across 2011 and 2012, the film provides a kaleidoscopic, visceral experience of the struggle. Cairo’s Tahrir Square is the heart and soul of the film, which follows several young activists. Armed with values, determination, music, humor, an abundance of social media, and sheer obstinacy, they know that the thorny path to democracy only began with Hosni Mubarek’s fall. The life-and-death struggle between the people and the power of the state is still playing out.
Documentary, Drama, History
Roast Beef Productions, Worldview Entertainment, Noujaim Films
Khalid Abdalla as Himself, Dina Abdullah as , Dina Amer as , Magdy Ashour as Himself, Ramy Essam as Himself, Ahmed Hassan as Himself, Aida Elkashef as Herself