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Mother of the World

Mother of the World

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 1, 2011

Runtime

0h 11m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Mother of the World

Director

Simon Tarr

Description

Six million tons, suspended by the slightest gesture. Mother of the World presents a series of brief vignettes of Cairo just prior to the 2011 Egyptian Revolution. These fragmented scenes choreograph class structure and foreign influence into an intimate, poetic view of a nation about to change.