Scheherazade Tell Me a Story
2010
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A female talk show host in Cairo stirs up political controversy when she focuses her on-air discussions on the topic of women's issues.
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Runtime:
134 min
Release date:
5 May 2010
Country:
EG
Languages:
Arabic
Awards:
6 wins & 1 nomination.
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Lively, swift, vibrantly colorful and for the most part wonderfully acted, the film is slyly aware of the daytime talk show as a vehicle for women's concerns.
– Jeannette Catsoulis,
New York Times,
11 Aug 2011
rotten:
Nasrallah's artistry is ultimately incapable of matching his narrative's social significance.
– Nick Schager,
Village Voice,
9 Aug 2011
fresh:
"Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story" is a powerful indictment of misogyny that overturns stereotypes about Egypt through the dramatic stories women recount on a television show.
– Deborah Young,
Hollywood Reporter,
13 Apr 2011
fresh:
Together with scribe Waheed Hamed, helmer Yousry Nasrallah presents women's sexuality as an expression of self-determination, making clear the parallels with an ever-degenerating political system.
– Jay Weissberg,
Variety,
13 Apr 2011
fresh:
An urgent political statement that's also a funny, sexy entertainment.
– Ben Sachs,
Chicago Reader,
13 Apr 2011