
Mostapha Bahgat
Althawra ... Khabar | Reporting ... A Revolution | Bericht ... einer Revolution by Bassam Mortada
EGY 2012, Berlinale Special

Althawra ... Khabar | Reporting ... A Revolution | Bericht ... einer Revolution by Bassam Mortada
EGY 2012, Berlinale Special

Althawra ... Khabar | Reporting ... A Revolution | Bericht ... einer Revolution by Bassam Mortada
EGY 2012, Berlinale Special

Althawra ... Khabar | Reporting ... A Revolution | Bericht ... einer Revolution by Bassam Mortada
EGY 2012, Berlinale Special

Althawra ... Khabar | Reporting ... A Revolution | Bericht ... einer Revolution by Bassam Mortada
EGY 2012, Berlinale Special

Bassam Mortada
Althawra ... Khabar | Reporting ... A Revolution | Bericht ... einer Revolution by Bassam Mortada
EGY 2012, Berlinale Special

Shaymaa Adel
Althawra ... Khabar | Reporting ... A Revolution | Bericht ... einer Revolution by Bassam Mortada
EGY 2012, Berlinale Special
Nobody could have suspected that the revolts organised by activists via social networks would lead to the collapse of a thirty-year-old repressive regime. Made in just eighteen days, ALTHAWRA … KHABAR is the biography of a nation and six courageous young reporters. This documentary showcases these journalists’ hitherto unpublished footage and describes how – in spite of being so exposed – they managed to survive these dangerous weeks unscathed. All six were present when, on 28 January, 2011, hundreds of people were killed and thousands injured.
Although the state’s security forces had largely blocked mobile phone and internet communication, somehow these reporters found a way to disseminate their footage. This film also highlights a dilemma: did these journalists see themselves as reporters sworn to remain neutral, or did they feel that, as citizens, it was their duty to join in the fight for democracy and change? Is it even possible to remain objective in the face of unbearable injustice and brutality?
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Samah Abdelaty Ahmed Khalil, Kismet El Sayed
The protagonist and journalist in an interview at Haus der Berliner Festspiele together with the producer of the film.
Althawra ... Khabar · Berlinale Special · Feb 16, 2012

Kismet El Sayed, Nora Younis, Shimaa Adel Atya Hafez, Samah Abdelaty Ahmed Khalil, Alaa Karkouti
The two producers and two of the protagonists at the talk with the film journalist.
Althawra ... Khabar · Berlinale Special · Feb 16, 2012

Kismet El Sayed, Nora Younis, Shimaa Adel Atya Hafez, Samah Abdelaty Ahmed Khalil
Althawra ... Khabar · Berlinale Special · Feb 16, 2012

Samah Abdelaty Ahmed Khalil, Kismet El Sayed, Shimaa Adel Atya Hafez
The executive producer surrounded by two of the protagonists.
Althawra ... Khabar · Berlinale Special · Feb 16, 2012
A panel discussion with Kismet El Sayed, Noura Younis, Shaayma Adel and Samah Abdel Aaty at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele. Moderation: film journalist Alaa Karkouti from Kairo
Althawra ... Khabar | Reporting ... A Revolution | Bericht ... einer Revolution
Berlinale Special · Panel Discussion | Talk · Feb 16, 2012