Four Women of Egypt

19971 h 29 min 39 secFilm: Documentary

Direction: Tahani Rached

Production: Éric Michel

Script: Tahani Rached

How do we get along with each other when our views collide? A timely question, and a universal one. Four Women of Egypt takes on this challenge, and their confrontation redefines tolerance. These four friends have the same goals--human dignity and social justice. They are inspired by love of country, but each adopts an approch radically different from the others'. Muslim, Christian, or non-religious, their visions of society range from wanting a secular or socialist state to an Islamic one. But these four women won't demonize one another or treat one another with disdain. They listen to one another's views and argue openly, without ever breaking the bond that unites them--and they laugh through it all. Deeply committed, these four women, together, are the living antithesis of political correctness. Amina, Safynaz, Shahenda and Wedad have not accomplished all their political goals; they are not complacent in their self-assessment. At the stage in life when one tries to make sense of it all, these four Egyptian women are not triumphant--they're joyful. In French with English subtitles.

Subject categories


  • Developing Countries > AfricaMiddle EastPortraitsReligionWomen
  • Religion, Beliefs and Ethics > ChristianityIslamPortraitsReligion, Politics and SocietyWomen
  • Social Issues > Foreign SocietiesPortraitsSocial ProblemsWomen
  • Women - Portraits > Group PortraitsSocial IssuesWomen in Foreign Countries

Credits


director
Tahani Rached
script
Tahani Rached
producer
Éric Michel
cinematography
Jacques Leduc
Serge Lafortune
sound
Serge Beauchemin
editing
Fernand Bélanger
Zeina Mahmoud
sound editing
Marie-Claude Gagné
Sophie Leblond
music
Jean Derome
re-recording
Serge Boivin
Geoffrey Mitchell
music recording
Louis Hone
Nathalie Morin
video post-production
Denis Pilon
participation
Amina Rachid
Safynaz Kazem
Shahenda Maklad
Wedad Mitry

Awards


  • Public AwardInternational Documentary Film Festival
  • Grand Prize for feature-length documentary - Category: Films presented in video formatInternational Documentary Film Festival
  • Audience Honorary award for Best Documentary (tied with Naji Al Ali: An Artist with Vision by Kasim Abid / Iraq)Arab Screen Independent Film Festival
  • Best Documentary Film - with a cash prize of (2000£)Arab Screen Independent Film Festival