The Square

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The Square

Released Oct 25, 2013

1h 44m

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

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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

Brilliantly shot by Muhammad Hamdy, filled with passionate, articulate young activists.

Aug 28, 2019

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Anna Smith

metro.co.uk

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.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 6, 2017

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Lisa Kennedy

Denver Post

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.

Rated: 3.5/4

Feb 14, 2014

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Rita Di Santo

Morning Star (UK)

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

Rated: 4

Jan 29, 2025

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

A remarkable piece of documentary filmmaking that is both riveting and eye-opening.

Rated: 4.5/5

Aug 25, 2022

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Brian D. Johnson

Maclean's Magazine

No revolution has ever been filmed from the inside with such intimate detail and breathtaking scope. The footage is at times horrific and heartbreaking.

Aug 7, 2019

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Educational and well-done. We Americans are so fortunate.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

Watched it for class, it definitely pulled at my heart strings for Egypt.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Audience Member

Made the story accessible by focusing on a few people

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Audience Member

Powerful and eye-opening.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Audience Member

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.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Audience Member

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.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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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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