The Square

Year: 2013

Country: UK, Egypt, USA

Tagline: The people demand the downfall of the regime.

Plot: In February 2011, Egyptians, particularly young ones, showed the world the way people demanding change can drive an entire nation to transformation. The result was a profound movement toward democracy that is still evolving across the Arab world.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 Egypts 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 Mubarak's fall. The life-and-death struggle between the people and the power of the state is still playing out.The Square, a.k.a Al Midan, is a look at the hard realities faced day-to-day by people working to build Egypt's new democracy. On June 30, 2013, millions join forces in the square to demand President Mohamed Morsi's resignation.

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