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As I Want

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Through words left unsaid to her dead mother, Samaher Alqadi explores the chains of her childhood through a revolutionary struggle against the odds.

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Jay Weissberg Variety 03/18/2021
The film's biggest takeaway - that Morsi was the bogeyman and Sisi has set things right - couldn't be further from the truth. Go to Full Review Amber Wilkinson Eye for Film 07/20/2022
3/5
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. Go to Full Review Joseph Fahim Middle East Eye 08/18/2021
As I Want is a film seeping with rage; at the self-entitled men who control the public spaces beyond reproach; at the educational and religious institutions; at the negligent political establishment that allowed this plague to mushroom. Go to Full Review Guillem Martinez Oya Cinematismo 05/23/2021
4/5
A guerrilla movie against the patriarchy an misoginy in Egypt. A necessary movie. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Rob Aldam Backseat Mafia 04/23/2021
A powerful and emotive documentary which traces the daily hardships and privations for millions of women living in Egypt. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Samaher Alqadi

Director

Samaher Alqadi

Screenwriter

Karim El Hakim

Producer

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Synopsis Through words left unsaid to her dead mother, Samaher Alqadi explores the chains of her childhood through a revolutionary struggle against the odds.
Director
Samaher Alqadi
Producer
Karim El Hakim
Screenwriter
Samaher Alqadi
Production Co
Idioms Film, Temps noir
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Arabic
Runtime
1h 28m
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