Back to the Square

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Back to the Square, is a 2012 Saudi movie, directed by Petr Lom. with a runtime of 83 minutes.

Overview

Back to the Square is a documentary film revisiting Egypt one year after the euphoric days of Tahrir Square, offering a sobering portrait of a revolution's unfulfilled promise. Through five intimate character studies drawn from different walks of life, the film charts the human cost of political stagnation — a country still ruled by an iron fist, with democracy no closer than before. As the world's attention drifted elsewhere following the January 25, 2011 uprising, these five stories illuminate what the revolution meant to ordinary Egyptians and what it ultimately failed to deliver.

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