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Chronology
This documentary tells the life of a group of young Egyptian girls from a very conservative small village in Upper Egypt who formed an all-female cast despite family disapproval
Being a woman of a different religion than the majority in Upper Egypt is like a triple anxiety and challenge in itself – Upper Egypt is neglected, Egyptian women are struggling to achieve almost half of equality, and Egyptian Christians are struggling to get at least a place.
In the midst of all this, a film from the center of Upper Egypt wins the first prize for an Egyptian film at the Cannes Film Festival
to worship.
In Upper Egypt, being a woman whose religion is different from the majority is like a triple suffering
and a challenge in itself – Upper Egypt is neglected, Egyptian women struggle to reach even close to half equality, and Egyptian Christians struggle to at least find a place to worship.