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  • Summary: A group of Egyptian revolutionaries battle leaders and regimes, risking their lives to build a new society of conscience.
  • Director: Jehane Noujaim
  • Genre(s): Drama, History, Comedy, Documentary, News
  • Rating: Not Rated
  • Runtime: 104 min
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  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: James Greenberg
    Sep 25, 2013
    90
    A riveting firsthand account of the Egyptian revolution presented with remarkable immediacy and filmmaking skill.
  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: John Anderson
    Sep 25, 2013
    80
    The Square is journalism, but Noujaim’s agenda is greater than mere reportage.
  3. Slant Magazine
    Reviewed by: Nick Schager
    Sep 25, 2013
    75
    A blistering portrait of rebellion against social discord, marginalization and oppression, and a call to arms for true democratic ideals of dignity, justice, and fairness.

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