Nasser

synopsis

Beginning in 1952, with the resistance against the British Occupation, the film follows the rise to power of Egypt’s iconic leader Gamal Abdul Nasser. Between democracy and a military dictatorship, Nasser tried to forge a tailor-made brand of socialism to eradicate deep inequality. But in order to do so, he did not hesitate to repress and gag the opposition, while crushing civil society and leading Egypt into the War of Attrition against Israel. His sudden death rendered his socialist vision obsolete, paving the way for his successor, President Anwar Sadat.

Nasser is part one of the trilogy The Pharaohs of Modern Egypt, from Gamal Abdel Nasser to Anwar Sadat, to Hosni Mubarak, following the path of the successive regimes in power, and reveals their common goal to carefully lay the basis of a solid independence, but which, on the other hand, led to the revolution on Tahrir Square in 2011.

à propos des réalisateurs

Jihan El-Tahri is a multi- award-winning film director, writer, visual artist and producer. She served as the General Director of the Berlin based documentary support institution DOX BOX. El-Tahri has been a member of The Academy (Oscars) since 2017 and on the selection committee of the Locarno Film Festival. She has directed more than 15 films and her visual art exhibitions have travelled to renowned museums and several Biennales around the world. Her writings include many essays in art publications and published books like “Les Sept Vies de Yasser Arafat” (Grasset) and “Israel and the Arabs, The 50 Years war” (Penguin). She mentors in various documentary and filmmaking labs. El-Tahri served on a number of boards and several African film organisations including the Federation of Pan African Cinema and The Guild of African Filmmakers in the Diaspora.