The Square

2013 · 88 MIN · IMDB 8.0 · 9,471 VOTES · DIR. Jehane Noujaim

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Overview

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.

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Dialogue Timeline — 898 lines

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00:00:00 We were all present. We were one hand.
00:00:09 We got a president without a constitution.
00:00:19 Because there are clear
00:00:29 [overlapping shouts]
00:00:37 - how can I entrust a nation - to those who can't even protect a woman?
00:00:47 - [crowd chattering in Arabic] - This is a warning.
00:00:55 that represents the authority of the nation.
00:01:04 - [in English] The difference - between me and you and many of the young people...
00:01:13 Against corruption, and now you're corrupt.
00:01:23 If I were to talk on behalf of some of the Islamists...
00:01:33 [Ahmed] When Mubarak stepped down...
00:01:40 and to show the people who ask us why we're still here.
00:01:50 [woman] Up to 14 people have been killed, hundreds injured.
00:02:00 We're waiting for him to resign tonight.
00:02:09 I believe that the majority of them were not people
00:02:18 The Brotherhood began to use
00:02:28 [Ahmed] Death always knocks on my door.
00:02:38 ? We've been reborn ?
00:02:46 ? We have our differences but our intentions are pure ?
00:02:55 - from the Muslim - Brotherhood or Mubarak's last prime minister
00:03:02 But they're going to the streets to take him down.
00:03:12 [chanting] Peaceful!
00:03:20 I will stand my ground.
00:03:29 [man shouting in Arabic]

Cast & Characters

Ahmed Hassan Self - Revolutionary Khalid Abdalla Self - Revolutionary Magdy Ashour Self - Revolutionary Ramy Essam Self - Revolutionary Buthayna Kamel Aydah El-Kashef Self - Revolutionary Ragia Omran Self - Legal Advocate Pierre Sioufi Dina Abdullah Dana Abed Meral

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed898
Dialogue density10.2 lines / min
First line00:00:00
Final line00:03:29

Production Record

DirectorJehane Noujaim
LanguageArabic
IMDb votes9,471