STEVE ANDREW enjoys an account of the many communities that flourished independently of and in resistance to the empires of old
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Souad
MARIA DUARTE recommends a fascinating insight into the private and public lives of teenage Egyptian girls
TOM STONE urges you to catch the last dates of a New York singer/songwriter, never afraid to challenge her audiences musically or politically
JAN WOOLF examines work that aims to give viewers a material experience of the environments in the polar north and Britain equally affected by the climate crisis
The bard recalls advice received 50 years ago from his TRB muse, and sorts out appropriate legislation for football club ownership
MICHAL BONCZA and MARIA DUARTE review Facing War, Kontinental ’25, Bugonia, and Relay
MAYER WAKEFIELD is frustrated by a production of Ibsen’s classic study of an anti-heroine that fails to elucidate her motivations
PETER MASON tunes his ear into the domestic affairs of a Carribbean couple with a troublesome son
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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