Nawara

At a glance

Nawara, is a 2016 Egyptian movie, directed by Hala Khalil, and starring Menna Shalabi, Mahmoud Hemida, Amir Salah. with a runtime of 122 minutes.

Overview

Nawara is a 2015 Egyptian drama set against the backdrop of the 2011 revolution. Nawara is a housemaid working for a wealthy family with close ties to the Mubarak regime. When the family flees Egypt for safety, they leave Nawara to look after their luxurious villa and provide her with generous funds for expenses. For the first time, Nawara and her fiancé Mustafa find themselves living as if the privileged world around them were their own. Directed with quiet precision, the film uses Nawara's extraordinary interlude — moving between her poor neighborhood and the estate — as a lens on Egypt's vast class divide, the fragile nature of dignity, and the bittersweet weight of dreams that were never meant for you.

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