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.

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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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