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Four Women of Egypt

1997 1 h 29 min
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This feature documentary invites you to partake in a discussion between 4 Egyptian women of different political and religious stripe. Amina, Safynaz, Shahenda and Wedad are Muslim, Christian, or non-religious, but they are first and foremost friends. They listen to one another's views and argue openly, without ever breaking the bond that unites them. How do we get along with each other when our views collide? A timely question, and a universal one. Four Women of Egypt takes on this challenge, and their confrontation redefines tolerance.

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This feature documentary invites you to partake in a discussion between 4 Egyptian women of different political and religious stripe. Amina, Safynaz, Shahenda and Wedad are Muslim, Christian, or non-religious, but they are first and foremost friends. They listen to one another's views and argue openly, without ever breaking the bond that unites them. How do we get along with each other when our views collide? A timely question, and a universal one. Four Women of Egypt takes on this challenge, and their confrontation redefines tolerance.

  • director
    Tahani Rached
  • script
    Tahani Rached
  • producer
    Éric Michel
  • cinematography
    Jacques Leduc
    Serge Lafortune
  • sound
    Serge Beauchemin
  • editing
    Fernand Bélanger
    Zeina Mahmoud
  • sound editing
    Marie-Claude Gagné
    Sophie Leblond
  • music
    Jean Derome
  • re-recording
    Serge Boivin
    Geoffrey Mitchell
  • music recording
    Louis Hone
    Nathalie Morin
  • video post-production
    Denis Pilon
  • participation
    Amina Rachid
    Safynaz Kazem
    Shahenda Maklad
    Wedad Mitry

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