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Nawara

2016 · 122 min

A grounded, quietly tense drama that lets you feel the pull between two worlds through one woman's eyes.

Directed by
Hala Khalil
Genres
Drama
Starring
Menna Shalabi, Mahmoud Hemida, Amir Salah
Overview
Nawara works as a housemaid for a family closely linked to the Mubarak regime. On the eve of the 2011 revolution the family decides, for safety, to leave the country temporarily and ask her to look after the villa. Flush with cash for expenses, Nawara calls her fiancé Mustafa and the two are soon enjoying a taste of life at the top. Her journey from the alleys of her poor neighborhood to the luxury compound brings with it the worries of the people and their simple dreams—and an experience she could never have imagined.

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Directed by
Hala Khalil
Genres
Drama
Starring
Menna Shalabi, Mahmoud Hemida, Amir Salah
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • identity
  • power
  • family
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Hala Khalil
Written by
Hala Khalil
Starring
Menna Shalabi, Mahmoud Hemida, Amir Salah, Sherine Reda, Abbas Abu Elhassan, Ahmad Rateb, Ragaa Hussein, Rahma Hassan
Music
Layal Watfeh
Cinematography
Zaki Aref
Runtime
122 min
Country
Egypt
Languages
Arabic

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