The Square

The Square looks at the hard realities faced day-to-day by people working to build Egypt’s new democracy. Cairo’s Tahrir Square is the heart and soul of the film, which follows several young activists. Armed with values, determination, music, humor, an abundance of social media, and sheer obstinacy, they know that the thorny path to democracy only began with Hosni Mubarak’s fall. The life-and-death struggle between the people and the power of the state is still playing out.

• Jehane NoujaimDirector
• Viviana RojasOriginal Music Composer

• Khalid AbdallaHimself
• Dina Abd AllahHerself
• Dina AmerHerself
• Magdy AshourHimself
• Ramy EssamHimself
• Ahmed HassanHimself
• Aida El KashefHerself
• Buthayana KamelHerself
• Ragia OmranHerself
• Sherif BorayHimself
• Pierre SioufiHimself
• Hosni MubarakSelf (archive footage)