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What happens when a country's biggest stars are despised because they supported a former dictator? Very few of Egypt's illustrious old TV guard are still in front of the camera. Yet two film-makers are already working on an appraisal of the protests in Tahrir Square. Moritz Baumstieger reports
Revolution on Screen What happens when a country's biggest stars are despised because they supported a former dictator? Very few of Egypt's illustrious old TV guard are still in front of the camera. Yet two film-makers are already working on an appraisal of the protests in Tahrir Square. Moritz Baumstieger reports It certainly looks like a carbon copy of Cairo, but something is not quite right. Falafel stand at the corner, check! Juice bar, check! Vegetable seller, check! Business men carrying briefcases and women wearing veils walking past Internet cafés, past old men smoking water pipes...
the repeat of programmes throughout the year until another batch of shows are released the next holy month. With such a focus on the here and now, classic and forgotten dramas often fall by the wayside. However, the growing popularity of streaming sites has given many much-loved series – particularly from the 1980s to early 2000s – a fresh lease of life, and has enchanted new generations of audiences with timeless and thrilling tales spanning societal, political, religious, urban and rural concerns. Best of all, you don’t have to dig too deep into the online rabbit hole to find these...