Shall I Compare You to a Summer's Day?

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Shall I Compare You to a Summer's Day?

2022

1h 6m

Drama

Musical

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Pop clichés are twisted with the love between two men who encounter a polyamorous chorus of lovers.

Alicia Haddick

Little White Lies

These intertwined narratives give off a folk-like quality that leaves you exiting the theatre contemplating what was and what could be.

Feb 15, 2022

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

An imaginative no-budget musical of sorts about male same-sex desire whose freeform assertion of personal and collective identity may remind you of Marlon Riggs’ Tongues Untied.

Nov 11, 2022

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Jason Shawhan

Nashville Scene

"...An Egyptian tableau of desire and emotional evolution — incredibly striking in its depiction of queer intimacy and also captivating to audiences who aren’t normally able to access contemporary Egyptian stories, much less queer ones..."

Nov 4, 2022

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

It's a remarkable collection of tales that inventively and honestly explore masculinity through a queer eye.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 5, 2022

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Ben Turner

The Pink Lens

"Thrusting a Queer narrative deep into the midst of the Arabic establishment, this is both unique and provocative. But you might just wish for a story arc eventually."

Rated: 3/5

Oct 2, 2022

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Joseph Fahim

Middle East Eye

By extracting pop songs from their heteronormative heritage and casting them in a new queer light, Hassan has pulled out an act of resistance - an act of self-actualisation at the front and centre of a culture that continues to punish homosexuality.

Mar 1, 2022

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Mohammad Shawky Hassan

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Ahmed Awadalla

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Nadim Bahsoun

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Hassan Dib

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Ahmed El Gendy

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Richard Gabriel Gersch

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Synopsis

Pop clichés are twisted with the love between two men who encounter a polyamorous chorus of lovers.

Director: Mohammad Shawky Hassan
Producer: Maximilian Haslberger, Mohammad Shawky Hassan, Hesham Marold
Screenwriter: Mohammad Shawky Hassan
Production Co: Aflam Wardeshan, Amerikafilm
Genre: Drama, Musical
Original Language: Arabic
Runtime: 1h 6m