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Tahirir Square

Work by graffiti artist Abo Bakr on a street near Tahrir Square in Cairo as seen in Jehane Noujaim’s documentary, 'The Square.'

‘The Square’ documentary brings Egypt’s revolution to the big screen

Arts, Culture & Media

Egyptian-American filmmaker Jehane Noujaim tackles revolutionary Egypt in her new documentary, “The Square.” The film is wide in scope, covering two and a half years of political tumult. But it’s also a deeply personal story about a handful of revolutionaries tied to Cairo’s Tahrir Square.