This may be a documentary which is taking a wide view of violence against women in Egyptian society but the personal emotion of its director Samaher Alqadi punches through the centre of it hard - which gives her film a searing edge even if much of it feels scrappy and politically muddied. It's fair, if dispiriting, to note that violence against women in Egypt is not a new phenomenon and, in fact, it continues to worsen, with the Observatory of Crimes of Violence against Women in Egypt recording 813 cases against women and girls in 2021, compared with 415 the year before - a situation that makes this film's particular focus on the Muslim Brotherhood of Mohamed Morsi's time in power rather narrow and outdated.
All of which is not to say that things were bad in the wake of the 2011 revolution, as we see courageous women taking to the...
All of which is not to say that things were bad in the wake of the 2011 revolution, as we see courageous women taking to the...
- 4/21/2022
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Egypt has had a serious problem with sexual harassment for a long time: Speak to nearly any woman in the capital and you’ll hear horror stories of verbal and physical abuse. Just last year, Cairo topped a survey of the world’s most dangerous cities for women, and the third most dangerous for sexual violence. Public attention was drawn to the issue in the waning days of the Hosni Mubarak presidency before the 2011 Revolution (it’s the subject of the 2010 feature “Cairo 678”), thanks to brave protesters who’d had enough. After the Revolution, activists were inspired to rally for change, yet when Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood was elected president, there was widespread fear that his conservative brand of Islam would roll back any gains made.
This is where Samaher Alqadi’s misleading documentary “As I Want” begins. The film opens in black and white with the director,...
This is where Samaher Alqadi’s misleading documentary “As I Want” begins. The film opens in black and white with the director,...
- 3/17/2021
- by Jay Weissberg
- Variety Film + TV
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