The Square

The Square looks at the hard realities faced day-to-day by people working to build Egypt’s new democracy. 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.

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  Jehane Noujaim

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  Khalid Abdalla
  Himself
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  Dina Abd Allah
  Herself
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  Dina Amer
  Herself
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  Magdy Ashour
  Himself
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  Ramy Essam
  Himself
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  Ahmed Hassan
  Himself
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  Aida El Kashef
  Herself
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  Buthayana Kamel
  Herself
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  Ragia Omran
  Herself
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  Sherif Boray
  Himself
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  Pierre Sioufi
  Himself
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  Hosni Mubarak
  Self (archive footage)
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  Mohamed Morsi
  Self (archive footage)