Souad12A

Dir. Ayten Amin | Egypt | 2021 | 1h 42m | Arabic/subs. | Starring Bassant Ahmed, Sarah Shedid, Basmala Elghaiesh

In a small city on the Nile Delta, a teenager lives a double life – conservative and veiled among her family yet outgoing and liberated through her online alter-ego. Featuring astonishing performances from a cast of non-professionals, this sensitive coming-of-age drama (co-produced by Wim Wenders)  is an acute examination of Egypt’s Generation Z.

Reviews

‘Ayten Amin’s sharp, subtle coming-of-age drama [is a] shrewd and poignant study of social media identities’ ★★★★ Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

 

‘Amin’s quietly bristling film has a whole world going on under the surface.’ ★★★★ Danny Leigh, The FT

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We showed Souad between September 24, 2021 and September 30, 2021.

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Tomorrow (Wednesday 11th February)

14:30

The History of Sound 15
2h 8m
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17:30

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple 18
Descriptive subtitles
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20:00

Heat 15
2h 51m
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