Winter of Discontent

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Winter of Discontent

2012

1h 34m

Drama

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5 Reviews

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50+ Ratings

Police torture and repression lead to a huge demonstration in Tahrir square.

Joe Morgenstern

Wall Street Journal

The pace is deliberate, so that the evil of the Mubarak regime's security apparatus can exude fully.

May 15, 2014

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

A fascinating film.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 22, 2013

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David Jenkins

Little White Lies

Admirable, but nothing you couldn't get from scouring a news website for a few hours.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 22, 2013

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

The entire work feels overwhelmingly personal. It feels as if it genuinely matters.

Rated: 9/10

Jun 30, 2019

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Tom Dawson

Total Film

It's an intimately focused, calmly composed drama, albeit one that can't help seeming a little outdated given the ongoing upheavals in Egypt.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 28, 2013

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Audience Member

For those who lived through the period of the revolution the film does not offer anything new, just a repeat of the events and models of the characters is very known to everyone on the same image that appeared in the movie ...very poor film

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Audience Member

a quick but deep overview of the Egyptian revolution.. great camera work, fine directing and cinematography from elbatout..

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Audience Member

Ibrahim el Batout just keeps proving that he's only good at entrenching stereotypes. Watching this was a painful experience. I have a bone to pick with several of my friends who took part in this project.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Synopsis

Police torture and repression lead to a huge demonstration in Tahrir square.

Director: Ibrahim El-Batout
Producer: Ibrahim El-Batout, Amr Waked, Salah Alhanafy, Ahmed El Zoghby, Tamer Mortada
Screenwriter: Ibrahim El-Batout, Ahmed Amer, Yasser Naeim, Habi Seoud
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Arabic
Runtime: 1h 34m