The Square looks at the hard realities faced day-to-day by people working to build Egypt's new democracy. Cairo's Tahrir Square is the heart and soul of the film, which follows several young activists. Armed with values, determination, music, humor, an abundance of social media, and sheer obstinacy, they know that the thorny path to democracy only began with Hosni Mubarak's fall. The life-and-death struggle between the people and the power of the state is still playing out.
The Square has generally received very positive reviews.
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By A.o. Scott (2,100) for The New York Times (9,847) on 23 Oct 2013
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The Square was released in 2013 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 25 reviews, giving The Square (2013) an average rating of 80%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 82% and users giving an average score of 85%.
With a score of 80%, The Square is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2013, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 2013 with similar scores include films like Rush, Prisoners and Gravity.
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