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1/2 revolution

Omar Shargawi, Karim El Hakim, 2011

Arriving in Cairo on assignment, 27th of January 2011, documentary film-maker
Omar Shargawi couldn't have predicted that a
day later the streets would erupt in one of the most important revolutions of this century.
Alongside fellow filmmaker Karim El Hakim, Shargawi captured the reality of the revolution
that occurred out of view from the world's media, away from the square, in the alleyways
and streets. In committing themselves to capturing footage the military wanted destroyed,
they risked their freedom and were arrested by the secret police.

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Cairos døtre

Katrine Nyholm, Charlotte Wilhelmsen, 1993

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Cairo skrald

Mikala Krogh, 2009

Once upon a time there was a city that was neat and tidy, and which was home to only 12 million people. Today, however, Cairo has a population estimated at 20 million. Garbage is piling up in the streets and the piles are growing.

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The Italian Doctor

Esben Hansen, 2007

Doctor Alberto Cairo is a man with a mission: He wants to restore the dignity of every mine victim in Afghanistan. Living alone in Kabul Dr. Cairo has been head of the Red Cross Orthopaedic Centre for the past 15 years.

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Silence in a Noisy World

Katrine Philp, 2008

The film takes place at a Christian coptic deaf school in Cairo, Egypt. The deaf school is a boarding school, and the children sleep and live there separated from their families. We follow Asma and the first class during their hard work of learning to speak and to do sign language.