Winter of Discontent (2013)
Overview
Amr is a 35 year old man who wakes up one day to a very different Egypt. Amr rarely leaves home as he works from his place designing software. It is January 25, 2011 and Amr starts the day with news of protests all over Cairo and marches leading to Tahrir square. Something tells him that these protests will lead to major political change. Farah, a woman in her early 30’s, is a news anchor on Egyptian television. The news Farah gives her audience is very different from the news presented online or on international news channels.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $23,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ar |
| Popularity | 0.769 |
Directed By
Ibrahim El Batout
Crew
Ibrahim El Batout
Ibrahim El Batout
Ahmad Amer
Habi Mohammad Seoud
Yasser Naeim
Victor Credi
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