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Scheherazade: Tell Me a Story

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A talk show host causes controversy in Cairo when she focuses on women's issues.

Critics Reviews

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Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times 08/11/2011
3.5/5
Lively, swift, vibrantly colorful and for the most part wonderfully acted, the film is slyly aware of the daytime talk show as a vehicle for women's concerns. Go to Full Review
Nick Schager Village Voice 08/09/2011
Nasrallah's artistry is ultimately incapable of matching his narrative's social significance. Go to Full Review
Fernando F. Croce Slant Magazine 08/08/2011
3/4
Scheherazade brims with faith in storytelling as art's great way of lifting society's veils. Go to Full Review
Prairie Miller NewsBlaze 08/13/2011
A scathing update of the Thousand And One Nights classic of a queen's bid to stay alive through unique female survival instincts linked to the gift of gab. And a film that was surely a political prophesy, of the historic Tahrir Square uprisings to come. Go to Full Review
Kam Williams NewsBlaze 08/12/2011
4/4
A clarion call for the Middle East to emerge from the Middle Ages! Go to Full Review
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01/16/2013 Powerful film from Egypt is entertaining as well as topical. See more 08/08/2012 "Scheherazade Tell Me a Story" is a Grandiose ,potent ,Thought-provoking motion picture featuring excellent performances and an marvelous direction by youssry nassrallah this film is without any doubt my favorite egyptian film of 2009 See more 05/11/2012 Never knew Egyptian movies could be so engaging! A Movie well done! See more 04/13/2011 Why don't egyptian films have the right to a picture here?... :-( very good film! ♥♥♥♥ See more 02/25/2011 A confronting journalistic take on the plight of women in Egypt, from the high and mighty, to the various downtrodden, and how there is little difference. See more 02/21/2011 saw this little film two years ago and we simply loved it . i can see now why it is finally being released. my fav line "when the go vernment is corrupt every thing is politics". try to catch this timely gem. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A talk show host causes controversy in Cairo when she focuses on women's issues.
Director
Yousry Nasrallah
Producer
Kamel Abo-Ali
Screenwriter
Wahid Hamed
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Arabic
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 3, 2016
Runtime
2h 14m