DVD

al-Maydān = The square / directed by Jehane Noujaim ; produced by Karim Amer ; a Netflix Documentary presentation ; City Drive Films & Netflix presents a Noujaim Films production in co-production with Maktube Productions, in association with Worldview, in association with Roast Beef Productions, in association with Participant Media.

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [New York, N.Y.] : City Drive Films, LLC, [2015]
Distributor: Pottstown, PA : distributed by MVD Visual.

Noujaim, Jehane, (film director.). Amer, Karim, (film producer.). Hassan, Ahmed (Performer), (interviewee.). Abdalla, Khalid, 1980- (interviewee.). Ashour, Magdy, (interviewee.). El-Kashef, Aida, (interviewee.). ʻIṣām, Rāmī, 1987- (interviewee.). Omran, Ragia, (interviewee.). Kamel, Buthayna, (interviewee.). Salinas, H. Scott, (composer (expression)). Hamdy, Muhammed, (director of photography.). Noujaim Films (Firm), (production company.). Participant Media, (production company.). Netflix (Firm), (production company.). Maktube Productions, (production company.). Roast Beef Productions, (production company.). City Drive Entertainment Group, (production company,, film distributor.). MVD Visual (Firm), (publisher.).

Summary:

Depicts the ongoing Egyptian Revolution of 2011 from its roots in Tahrir Square. Shows how activists are reacting to the demands of the new regime.

Record details

General Note:	Originally released as a motion picture in 2013. Includes trailer and unseen footage (90 min.).
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Cinematography, Muhammed Hamdy, Ahmed Hassan, Jehane Nojaim, Cressida Trew ; editors, Pedro Kos, Christopher de la Torre, Pierre Haberer, Muhamed El Manasterly, Stefan Ronowiscz ; music, H. Scott Salinas.
Participant or Performer Note:	Ahmed Hassan, Khalid Abdalla, Magdy Ashour, Aida El Kashef, Ramy Essam, Buthayna Kamel, Ragia Omran, Pierre Sioufi.
System Details Note:	DVD; NTSC; 5.1 or 2.0 Dolby digital; aspect ratio 1.85:1.
Language Note:	In Arabic and some English; with English subtitles.
Awards Note:	Sundance Film Festival, Audience Award, 2013 ; Toronto International Film Festival, People's Choice, 2013.