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Sherif Bond (Hany Ramzy) is a policeman who is assigned a murder investigation case. When he meets the beautiful brunette, Nour (Dolly Shahin) the widow of the deceased, and despite his little experience in cases like this one, he gets exceptionally motivated to solve the case.
Khaled Al-Shahawy is an engineer afflicted with a strange form of amnesia. Despite his illness, he nonetheless takes part in a design competition with the aid of a colleague whom he later develops feelings for.
In search of her missing son and escaping her turbulent past, Alia poses as a vendor living in a poor neighbourhood.
Embedded in marble on a pedestal, an iPod shows the phrase "Ne me quitte pas" [Don't leave me] being tattooed on a man's shoulder, while Jacques Brel's song of the same title plays throughout. A poisoned gift to a lover with the intention to manipulate them to stay? Or a moment of anguish and abandonment? Khaled's work embodies the violence and fragility of failed relationships and puts the universal experience of heartbreak literally on a pedestal. (Bozar, Brussels)
Amal is 14 years old when she ends up on Tahrir Square during the Egyptian revolution, after the death of her boyfriend in the Port Said Stadium riot. During the protests, she is beaten by police and dragged across the square by her hair. This coming-of-age film follows her over the years after the revolution. As the film cuts between the unfolding current events and Amal’s rapidly changing life and appearance, we see her searching for her own identity in a country in transition. Amal is fiery and fearless, sinking her teeth into the protests and constantly lecturing her mother, who works as a judge. A girl among men, she also has to fight for respect and the right to take part, both in the street and in the rest of her life. In Egypt, even for a young woman like Amal—her name means "hope"—the choices open to her for her future are limited.
