The Square

This documentary intimately explores the Egyptian Revolution through the experiences of six protesters, highlighting their resilience and struggles in transitioning from initial victory to dealing with the complexities of military rule, as they navigate the ongoing fight for democracy and the challenges of transforming revolutionary hopes into real governance. The Square is a 2013 Arabic-language Documentary Drama movie featuring Khalid Abdalla, Ahmed Hassan, Dina Abdullah, Magdy Ashour, Sherif Boray, Aida El-kashef and Dana Abed. Noujaim Films in association with Worldview Entertainment. were the production houses involved in the project along with executive producer(s) Karim Amer. The movie is directed by Jehane Noujaim. GathrFilms acquired the distribution rights for the film. The movie has a running time of 108 minutes. The Square was made on a budget of $1 million and at the box office it grossed only $0 million. Cinematography was done by Jehane Noujaim, Muhammad Hamdy, Ahmed Hassan and Cressida Trew and editing by Christopher de la Torre, Mohammed el Manasterly, Karim Fanous, Pierre Haberer, Pedro Kos, Stefan Ronowicz, Shazeya Serag and Angie Wegdan. The music was composed by Jonas Colstrup along with H. Scott Salinas. At the 2013 Sundance Film Festival It won an award for World Cinema - Documentary.