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Docutopia #2: The Whole World Is Watching? Tahrir Square on Film

When hundreds of thousands of demonstrators gathered in Cairo’s central meeting place to protest Hosni Mubarak’s dictatorial rule, the whole world was watching. But the mainstream news media, as always, showed only a sliver of what happened. Perhaps for that reason, several documentaries have been made about the conflict—and more are in the works—with each one providing vital, yet distinctive insights into those pivotal 18 days that transformed the geopolitical landscape.

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