Egypt Picks “Winter” as its Oscar Contender Egypt has selected Ibrahim El Batout’s eye-opening drama “Winter of Discontent,” about the events that led up to the Tahrir Square uprising, as it’s candidate for the foreign-language Academy Award race. The significant choice comes with the country in protracted turmoil amid the crackdown on Islamists that has followed the ouster by the military of Islamist president Mohammed Morsi. It was made by an independently nominated committee named by the Egyptian Cinema Center, which is controlled by the Ministry of Culture. “Winter of Discontent” is a raw depiction of torture during the Hosni Mubarak regime and attempts by the secret police to quash the 2011 Egyptian revolution. The film bowed at Venice in 2012 and has travelled widely since then, recently released by Barbican in the U.K. Pic is the first production from Cairo-based Zad, launched by Egyptian multi hyphenate Amr Waked, who also stars. “This is a politically reassuring choice, » - Nick Vivarelli
Posted on: Sun, 29 Sep 2013 15:45:30 +0000
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