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'Souad' zooms in on how modern girls living outside Cairo cope with the pain and perils of adolescence. Courtesy Berlinale
'Souad' zooms in on how modern girls living outside Cairo cope with the pain and perils of adolescence. Courtesy Berlinale
Egyptian director Ayten Amin on screening 'Souad' at Cannes and the Berlinale: 'I’m still sitting on my couch'
While her second feature has been selected at prestigious film festivals, the pandemic has kept her Cairo bound
James Mottram
March 02, 2021