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الميدان = The square / Netflix ; Participant Media ; directed by Jehane Noujaim ; produced by Karim Amer.
al-Maydān = The square / Netflix ; Participant Media ; directed by Jehane Noujaim ; produced by Karim Amer.
Format
Video/Projected medium
Language
Arabic
English
Published/Created
[United States] : Kaleidoscope, [2014]
©2014
Description
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Availability
Copies in the Library
Location
Call Number
Status
Location Service
Notes
ReCAP - Remote Storage: Video Collection
DVD 9293
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Subject(s)
Arab Spring, 2010-
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Social media
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Political aspects
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Egypt
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Egypt
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History
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Protests, 2011-2013
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Egypt
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Politics and government
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1981-2011
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Maydān al-Taḥrīr (Cairo, Egypt)
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Production company
Participant Media
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Noujaim Films (Firm)
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Maktube Productions
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Roast Beef Productions
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Netflix (Firm)
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Performer
Hassan, Ahmed
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Abdalla, Khalid, 1980-
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Ashour, Magdy
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Film producer
Amer, Karim
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Film director
Noujaim, Jehane
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Composer (expression
Salinas, H. Scott
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Library of Congress genre(s)
Propaganda films
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Documentary films
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Feature films
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Summary note
"From the 2011 overthrow of a 30-year dictator, through military rule, and culminating with the forced military removal of the Muslim Brotherhood president in the summer of 2013, we follow a group of Egyptian activists as they battle leaders and regimes, and risk their lives to build a new society of conscience. The Egyptian Revolution has been an ongoing rollercoaster. Through the news, we only get a glimpse of the bloodiest battle, an election, or a million man march. At the beginning of August 2013, we witnessed the second president deposed within the space of three years. The Square is a truly immersive experience, transporting the viewer deeply into the intense emotional drama and personal stories behind the news. It is the inspirational story of young people claiming their rights, struggling through multiple forces: from a brutal army dictatorship willing to crush protesters with military tanks, to a corrupt Muslim Brotherhood using mosques to manipulate voters. The activists in our film are armed with nothing more than cameras, social media, videos posted to YouTube, and a resolute determination to liberate their nation. The film is made in a cinéma vérité style, giving us an up-close view of revolution from the ground. New technologies show us that the voice of young people cannot be silenced in this digital age. Our characters are fighting an ancient war with new weapons"--Film press notes.
Notes
"Noujaim Films and Maktube Productions present in association with Roast Beef Productions "The Square""--container.
Arabic videos in Princeton University Library.
Creation/Production credits
Cinematography, Muhammed Hamdy, Ahmed Hassan, Jehane Noujaim, Cressida Trew ; original score, H. Scott Salinas.
System details
DVD, PAL;
Participant(s)/Performer(s)
Featuring Ahmed Hassan, Khalid Abdalla, Magdy Ashour.
Language note
Arabic and some English with English subtitles.
Other title(s)
Square
Mīdān
Title on container
The square
Publisher no.
KAL8343
OCLC
885205680
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