The Square

The Square is an intimate observational documentary that tells the real story of the ongoing struggle of the Egyptian Revolution through the eyes of six very different protesters. Starting in the tents of Tahrir in the days leading up to the fall of Mubarak, we follow our characters on a life-changing journey through the euphoria of victory into the uncertainties and dangers of the current transitional period under military rule, where everything they fought for is now under threat or in balance. Written by Anonymous The Square is a 2013 Arabic-language Documentary motion picture starring Khalid Abdalla, Ahmed Hassan, Dina Abdullah, Magdy Ashour, Sherif Boray, Aida El-kashef and Ramy Shaath. 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 movie. The Square was released on 10th January 2014 in Egyptian Arabic and English languages and takes a screen 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.
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