The Square
What does it mean to risk your life for your ideals? How far will five revolutionaries go in defending their beliefs in the fight for their nation?
Cast & Crew
Khalid Abdalla
Himself
Magdy Ashour
Himself
Ramy Essam
Himself
Ahmed Hassan
Himself
Aida Elkashef
Herself
Directing
Jehane Noujaim
Director
Production
Maxyne Franklin
Executive Producer
Maxyne Franklin
Cinematography
Mike Lerner
Executive Producer
Karim Amer
Producer
Details of Movie
Country | Egypt USA UK |
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Original Language | Arabic English |
Budget | $1,500,000 |
Revenue | $16,359.27 (Opening Weekend) $124,244 (Worldwide) |
Camera Used | Canon EOS 5D Mark II |
Nominations | 2014 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature 2014 Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature 2014 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Special 2014 Satellite Award for Best Motion Picture - Documentary |
Awards | 2014 Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary 2014 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography For Nonfiction Programming 2014 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program 2014 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing - Nonfiction Programming |
Fun Facts of Movie
The Square is both the first Kickstarter (crowd-funded) film to be nominated for an Oscar
It is also the first film by Netflix to receive an Oscar nomination.
The Square is the fourth original documentary released by Netflix.
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