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Documentaries like The Square

Not everyone loves The Square for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love The Square

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  1. You want to be in Tahrir Square with the people who filled it.

  2. You like seeing a revolution struggle against the army and the Brotherhood.

  3. You like history filmed as it happened.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Five Broken Cameras2011

    • you want to be in Tahrir Square with the people who filled it

    Good for you if you want to see Bil'in through the eyes of a man who lives there.

  • Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom2015

    • you want to be in Tahrir Square with the people who filled it
    • seeing a revolution struggle against the army and the Brotherhood

    Good for you if you want to see the 2013 Maidan protests from inside the crowd.

  • No Other Land2024

    • you want to be in Tahrir Square with the people who filled it
    • seeing a revolution struggle against the army and the Brotherhood

    Good for you if you want to see events filmed by the people living them.

  • Taxi to the Dark Side2008

    • you want to be in Tahrir Square with the people who filled it
    • seeing a revolution struggle against the army and the Brotherhood

    Good for you if you want the true story of one innocent man who died in US custody.

  • NAZA2026

    • you want to be in Tahrir Square with the people who filled it
    • seeing a revolution struggle against the army and the Brotherhood

    Good for you if you want firsthand testimony about real lives lost in Gaza.

  • City of Ghosts2017

    • you want to be in Tahrir Square with the people who filled it

    Good for you if you want to meet the people behind Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently.

  • For Sama2019

    • you want to be in Tahrir Square with the people who filled it

    Good for you if you want a war told from inside by the woman living it.

  • Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror2021

    • you want to be in Tahrir Square with the people who filled it
    • seeing a revolution struggle against the army and the Brotherhood
    • history filmed as it happened

    Good for you if you want the personal stories of people who lived through that day.

  • The Gatekeepers2012

    • you want to be in Tahrir Square with the people who filled it
    • seeing a revolution struggle against the army and the Brotherhood

    Good for you if you want to hear spy chiefs speak frankly about what they did.

  • The Dissident2020

    • you want to be in Tahrir Square with the people who filled it
    • seeing a revolution struggle against the army and the Brotherhood

    Good for you if you want the facts of the Jamal Khashoggi case laid out piece by piece.

  • Waltz with Bashir2008

    • you want to be in Tahrir Square with the people who filled it

    Good for you if you like a director investigating his own past.

  • Santiago, Italia2018

    • you want to be in Tahrir Square with the people who filled it
    • seeing a revolution struggle against the army and the Brotherhood
    • history filmed as it happened

    Good for you if you want to understand what happened in Santiago in 1973.

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