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Souad
MARIA DUARTE recommends a fascinating insight into the private and public lives of teenage Egyptian girls
JAMES CROSSLEY applauds a lucid biography of the German radical preacher who reemerged as a hero in the GDR
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Star cartoonist JAMIE BRITTON is in awe of a graphic novel of epic proportions that explores class, religion and globalisation via the strange cultivation of Ginseng in the US Midwest
GUILLERMO THOMAS is intrigued by a history of the Middle East that demonstrates how promising post colonial beginnings were snuffed out by Western imperialist interests
MARIA DUARTE recommends the intricate study of a high-performance and highly dysfuntional German family
Souad (12A)
Directed by Ayten Amin
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THIS powerful, female-driven drama from up-and-coming Egyptian filmmaker Ayten Amin provides a unique and fascinating insight into the lives of teenage girls in Egypt.
Shot like a verite-style documentary with non-professional actors, it paints a gripping picture of Generation Z in the Middle East and the compelling influence of social media.
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