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Egyptian revolutionaries battle their leaders and regime to build a new society.

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Critics Consensus

The Square offers an electrifying -- and edifying -- ground-level glimpse of life inside a real-life political revolution.

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Amy Taubin Film Comment Magazine Aug 28, 2019
Brilliantly shot by Muhammad Hamdy, filled with passionate, articulate young activists. Go to Full Review Anna Smith metro.co.uk Sep 6, 2017
4/5
Tipped for an Oscar nomination, Jehane Noujaim's kaleidoscopic documentary offers a gripping, behind-the-headlines account of Egypt's 2011 Tahrir Square uprising and the complexities of its aftermath. Go to Full Review Lisa Kennedy Denver Post Feb 14, 2014
3.5/4
Noujaim's film attests to how quickly joyous weeping in the streets gave way to sectarian arguments over the army's role and fissures in promising alliances. Go to Full Review Rita Di Santo Morning Star (UK) Jan 29, 2025
4
The intimacy of the film-making puts the viewer in the middle of the square, making this documentary an important tool to understanding the events Go to Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies Aug 25, 2022
4.5/5
A remarkable piece of documentary filmmaking that is both riveting and eye-opening. Go to Full Review Brian D. Johnson Maclean's Magazine Aug 7, 2019
No revolution has ever been filmed from the inside with such intimate detail and breathtaking scope. The footage is at times horrific and heartbreaking. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Mar 31, 2020 Educational and well-done. We Americans are so fortunate. See more Jan 4, 2020 Watched it for class, it definitely pulled at my heart strings for Egypt. See more Jul 24, 2017 Made the story accessible by focusing on a few people See more Nov 18, 2016 Powerful and eye-opening. See more Oct 8, 2016 What made this movie so great, and why I gave this movie five stars, is because it takes you into the mind of how the revolutionaries though and how they formed their decisions. See more Oct 6, 2016 In "The Square," Jehane Noujaim documents an essential piece of modern history. If only she could learn to clean the camera lens... What she captures through that dirty lens is, however, gruesome and inspirational. What the Egyptian revolutionaries achieved should serve as an example to other citizens of the world that are being abused by those in power. If the people demand the downfall of the regime, it can and will fall. See more Read all reviews
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Jehane Noujaim

Director

Ahmed Hassan

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Khalid Abdalla

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Magdy Ashour

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Ramy Essam

Self

Aida El-Kashef

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Movie Info

Synopsis Egyptian revolutionaries battle their leaders and regime to build a new society.
Director
Jehane Noujaim
Producer
Karim Amer
Distributor
Noujaim Films
Production Co
Noujaim Films, Roast Beef Productions, Worldview Entertainment
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Arabic
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 25, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 10, 2017
Runtime
1h 44m
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