JE SUIS LE PEUPLE

The Tahrir Square Revolution seen through the eyes of Fahir, an Egyptian farmer who lives in the Nile Valley near Luxor. The historic events that unfold on the television screens are experienced and discussed throughout the country: from the overthrow of Mubarak to the deposition of Morsi, to the instauration of the military regime. The film shows the hopes, fears, and disappointment of an entire nation through the everyday lives of those who are far from the clashes of power, but who still what to change their people’s destiny.

“The film shows how political thinking takes root in a rural area, giving rise to debate – sometimes on the margins and sometimes in the heart of daily life. Little by little, a certain political awakening occurs, in the hinterlands of a country that sparked a revolution. I distanced myself from the ‘center’ of events, from the eye of the storm, to get a closer look at the enthusiasm, questioning, and reconfigurations that were occurring, as ripples from the revolution reached rural Egypt.”

regia, fotografia/director, cinematography
Anna Roussillon
montaggio/film editing
Saskia Berthod, Chantal Piquet
suono/sound
Térence Meunier, Jean-Charles Bastion
produttori/producers
Karim Aitouna, Thomas Micoulet, Malik Menaï
produzione/production
Hautlesmains Productions, Narratio Films