When you think about Egypt in the 2010s, a few things immediately come to mind: the 25 January revolution, the rapid changes in the political context, the transformation of Egyptian women’s life, and the continuing struggle between two opposing forces over Egypt’s soul. Over the last decade, the Egyptian film industry was busy trying to make sense of all these events through the art of film. Here are some of the best movies released in the 2010s that reflected key issues in Egyptian society. 1.678 (2010) Regarded as “the best film on sexual harassment” by renowned Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho, 678 – released internationally as Cairo 678- shed light on a topic that was considered at the time a taboo. At the time, only a few number of women’s right organizations were working independently to fight sexual harassment, until it came to the attention of the media and national institutions by the start of the decade. Today, the film industry still lacks female-led roles that accurately represent and discuss the reality of women’s lives. The film was screened in several international festivals, including the Dubai International Film Festival, the…
