The Square sits in the top 9% of Other Asia films on this catalog — ranked #48 of 547 by TMDB audience score.
Synopsis
“The people demand the downfall of the regime”
The Square looks at the hard realities faced day-to-day by people working to build Egypt’s new democracy. Cairo’s Tahrir Square is the heart and soul of the film, which follows several young activists. Armed with values, determination, music, humor, an abundance of social media, and sheer obstinacy, they know that the thorny path to democracy only began with Hosni Mubarak’s fall. The life-and-death struggle between the people and the power of the state is still playing out.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #48 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (91st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.1 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.
Among Other Asia Documentary productions specifically: #7 of 27 (top 26%).
Audience Engagement
137 audience reviews — more than 95% of Other Asia films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 87th percentile among Other Asia films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Square. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2012–2014 Other Asia Window
Among 51 Other Asia films we catalog from this window, The Square places #4 — near the top of its class.
The 2010s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Other Asia, 226 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Square premiered alongside 16 others.
Documentary + Drama in Other Asia
6 Other Asia titles in our catalog blend the Documentary and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Square itself).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 16 other Other Asia films in 2013.
The 313th Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).
Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Square, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- repression · 2
- egyptian revolution · 2
- police state · 1
- arab spring · 1
- egypt · 29
- revolution · 14
- woman director · 246
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Egypt, United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Original Language | Arabic |
| Production Companies | Roast Beef Productions, Worldview Entertainment, Noujaim Films, The Othrs |
| Runtime | 1h 28m |
| Release Date | June 7, 2013 |
| IMDb | tt2486682 |
| Official Site | www.thesquarefilm.com |