Amal

8.0 / 10

(5 votes)

Amal is 14 years old when she ends up on Tahrir Square during the Egyptian revolution, after the death of her boyfriend in the Port Said Stadium riot. During the protests, she is beaten by police and dragged across the square by her hair. This coming-of-age film follows her over the years after the revolution. As the film cuts between the unfolding current events and Amal’s rapidly changing life and appearance, we see her searching for her own identity in a country in transition. Amal is fiery and fearless, sinking her teeth into the protests and constantly lecturing her mother, who works as a judge. A girl among men, she also has to fight for respect and the right to take part, both in the street and in the rest of her life. In Egypt, even for a young woman like Amal—her name means "hope"—the choices open to her for her future are limited.

Country:

Denmark,

Egypt,

France,

Germany,

Lebanon,

Norway

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

83 minutes

Year:

2018

Director:

Mohamed Siam

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Company:

Abbout Productions,

CNC,

Fork Films,

Cinereach,

Andolfi,

ArtKhana Corporation,

Barentsfilm,

Good Company Pictures

Cast:
Amal Gamal

Self

Nagua Said

Self

Esraa Mamdouh

Self

Hosny Swelam

Self

Khaled Mahmoud

Self

Crew:
Mohamed Siam

Director

Bruni Burres

Executive Producer

Myriam Sassine

Producer

Matthieu Deniau

Music

Talal Al-Muhanna

Executive Producer