Back to the Square

Back to the Square (2012) 78 min.

A film about injustice in the aftermath of the 2011 Arab Spring uprising in Egypt. Five stories of those who continue to suffer at the hands of the regime.

Festivals

IFFR (Audience Award Finalist), One World Prague, Movies that Matter, the Hague (Petr Lom Retrospective), Hong Kong Film Festival, Hotdocs, Dokfest Munich, Planete DocReview Warsaw, Nordic Panorama, CPHDOX, Ismailia Film Festival, MOMA Documentary Fortnight, Istanbul Independent Film Festival, Thessaloniki Film Festival

PRIZES

One World Prague, Opening Night Film. Hong Kong Film Festival Jury Prize, Norwegian Short Film Festival Special Mention, Planete Doc Review Amnesty Award, Guam Film Festival Jury Prize, Bir Duino Kyrgyzstan Human Rights Medal, Prix Europa Nomination, CPHDOX Amnesty Gala Closing Night Film

Partners

Norwegian Film Insitute, The Fritt Ord Foundation, Filmkraft Rogaland AS, Stavanger Council Cultural Fund, The Matriarch Foundation, Piraya Film AS, Lomfilms

Credits

Director & Cinematographer: Petr Lom
Producer: Torstein Grude
Editor: Petr Lom, Erik Andersson
Consulting Editor: Jean Tsien
Sound Design: Jeroen Goejiers
Colorist: Tom Chr. Lilletvedt

They will do anything to make you afraid. You can’t let them.