The Square (2013)
First screened in January 2014
Director: Jehane Noujaim. Documentary following several participants in Tahrir Square demonstrations in Cairo, Egypt, from 2011 through 2013. Interview subjects include Ahmed Hassan, Magdy Ashour, Khalid Abdalla, Ramy Essam, Aida El Kashef, Pierre Seyoufr.
Twitter Capsule: Could've dug farther past broad strokes, first impressions; key subjects' POVs remain pretty stable. Still, commanding.

Photo © 2013 Noujaim Films/Maktube Productions/Netflix Originals/
Worldview Entertainment/Roast Beef Productions/Participant Media
Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B

Academy Award Nominations:
Best Documentary Feature

Other Awards:
Sundance Film Festival: Audience Award (World Documentary)
Toronto International Film Festival: People's Choice Award (Documentary)
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