The Winter of Discontent

The Winter of Discontent

96 mins | Drama | Aug. 23, 2013

Amr is a 35 year old man who wakes up one day to a very different Egypt. Amr rarely leaves home as he works from his place designing software. It is January 25, 2011 and Amr starts the day with news of protests all over Cairo and marches leading to Tahrir square. Something tells him that these protests will lead to major political change. Farah, a woman in her early 30’s, is a news anchor on Egyptian television. The news Farah gives her audience is very different from the news presented online or on international news channels.

The Winter of Discontent

96 mins | Drama | Aug. 23, 2013

The Winter of Discontent
Amr is a 35 year old man who wakes up one day to a very different Egypt. Amr rarely leaves home as he works from his place designing software. It is January 25, 2011 and Amr starts the day with news of protests all over Cairo and marches leading to Tahrir square. Something tells him that these protests will lead to major political change. Farah, a woman in her early 30’s, is a news anchor on Egyptian television. The news Farah gives her audience is very different from the news presented online or on international news channels.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers ZAD Communication & Production, Ein Shams Films
Original title الشتا إللى فات
Directors Ibrahim El-Batout
Writers Ahmad Amer, Ibrahim El-Batout

Cast

Amr Waked

as Amr

Farah Youssef

as Farah

Salah Hanafy

as Adel

Moataz Mosallam

as Moataz