Summary
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.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Binge-friendly
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+9)
Critics 92Audiences 83GoodWatch 87
Tomatometer100%
Metascore84
Audience score89%
User score8.1
IMDb8.0
Running time
1 h 28 min
Shorter than most documentaries, −8 min on the typical 96
typical 9688Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 5 more
Released
2013
June 7, 2013
13 years ago
Genres
DocumentaryDramaHistoryLanguage
Arabic
Original language
Made in
Egypt
United Kingdom- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 4 more13 people
Directing · 1
- Jehane Noujaim Director, Director of Photography
Production · 29
- Jodie Evans Executive Producer
- Mike Lerner Executive Producer
- Ibrahim AlHusseini Executive Producer, Co-Executive Producer
- Alexandra Johnes Co-Producer, Executive Producer
- Daniel E. Catullo Executive Producer
- Jeff Skoll Executive Producer
Camera · 7
- Ahmed Hassan Director of Photography
- Christopher de la Torre Additional Camera, Editor
- Pierre Haberer Camera Operator, Editor
- Mona el Daeif Additional Camera
- Khaled Nagy Additional Camera, Still Photographer
- Sanaa Seif Additional Camera
Editing · 8
- Stefan Ronowicz Editor
- Mohamed El Manasterly Editor
- Engy Wegdan Editorial Services
- Karim Fanous Additional Editor
- Jeremiah Zagar Additional Editor
- Tarek Gamal El Din Additional Editor
Sound · 23
- Viviana Rojas Original Music Composer
- Tom Paul Sound Designer
- Cliff Martinez Songs
- Jackson Greenberg Musician
- H. Scott Salinas Musician, Sound
- Jonas Colstrup Sound
Art · 2
- Ammar Abo Bakr Art Designer
- Phil Gribbon Graphic Designer
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