Egypt: Revolution Revisited returns to the young pro-democracy activists who helped ignite Egypt’s 2011 uprising, as they confront the dramatic events that followed the fall of Hosni Mubarak. Centred on the April 6 Youth Movement, the film follows a generation of secular activists who once mobilised mass protests in Tahrir Square and now find themselves caught between the Muslim Brotherhood, the military and the ideals of the revolution they helped create.
As President Mohamed Morsi’s government becomes increasingly contested, April 6 shifts from uneasy engagement to open opposition, joining wider calls for early elections. But when the army removes Morsi from power and a new military-backed order begins to take shape, the movement faces a painful dilemma: can those who fought for democracy support the removal of an elected president, and how should they respond when state violence is turned against their political opponents?
Filmed during the height of the Arab Spring by BAFTA- and Emmy-winning filmmaker Karim Shah, Egypt: Revolution Revisited also marks the first in a long-running collaboration between Shah and People & Power producer Eki Rrahmani.
Filmed over five turbulent weeks in the summer of 2013, Egypt: Revolution Revisited goes behind the scenes with April 6 as its members try to hold on to their democratic principles while Egypt descends into polarisation, repression and bloodshed. It is a portrait of a revolution’s aftermath, and of young activists struggling to understand whether the freedom they risked everything for has been betrayed.
