Amal

Synopsis

Amal is 14 years old when she ends up on Tahrir Square during the Egyptian revolution, after the death of her boyfriend in the Port Said Stadium riot. During the protests, she is beaten by police and dragged across the square by her hair. This coming-of-age film follows her over the years after the revolution. As the film cuts between the unfolding current events and Amal’s rapidly changing life and appearance, we see her searching for her own identity in a country in transition. Amal is fiery and fearless, sinking her teeth into the protests and constantly lecturing her mother, who works as a judge. A girl among men, she also has to fight for respect and the right to take part, both in the street and in the rest of her life. In Egypt, even for a young woman like Amal—her name means "hope"—the choices open to her for her future are limited.

Main Cast

Amal Gamal

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Nagua Said

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Esraa Mamdouh

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Hosny Swelam

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Khaled Mahmoud

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Mohamed Siam
Production	Producer	Myriam Sassine Mohamed Siam
	Executive Producer	Talal Al-Muhanna Bruni Burres
Writing	Writer	Mohamed Siam
Sound	Sound	Jocelyn Robert
	Music	Matthieu Deniau
Editing	Editor	Véronique Lagoarde-Ségot
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