About

Cairo, January 25, 2013: An explosion of sexual assaults takes place in Tahrir Square on the second anniversary of the revolution. In response, a massive outpouring of enraged women fill the streets. Director Samaher Alqadi picks up her camera as a form of protection and begins documenting the growing women’s rebellion, not knowing where the story will lead her. When Samaher becomes pregnant during filming, she starts to re-examine the constructs of her own childhood in Palestine and what it means to be a woman and a mother in the Middle East. Meanwhile, the struggle in Egypt continues and, even after the birth of her son, Samaher still finds herself on the frontline.

LANGUAGE: Arabic, English
SUBTITLES: Lithuanian, English

FESTIVALS:

Berlin IFF – Encounters

CPH:DOX – F:ACT Competition

DOCS Barcelona + Docs Barcelona Distribution

Flying Broom Women´s Film Festival – Fipresci Award