The Circle

Director: Mohamed ELGohary
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The film highlights the brutality of capitalism through highly competitive work environments that can have negative impact on people’s lives.
The film won the Best Narrative award at the Masr Dot Bokra Film Festival and was officially selected at several regional and international film festivals.
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2019/ Egypt13 min/ Short, Drama
Original Title
الدائرة
SYNOPSIS
A day in a life of an employee working in a private company, suffering from the hostile work environment and brutality of capitalism, which puts him in a dilemma; should he be as cruel as everyone or stay the same.
CAST
Farouk Kassem
Gehad Hossam
Mohamed Mady
CREW
Screenwriter: Mohamed ELGohary
DOP: Mostafa Ezat
Editor: Mohamed ELGohary
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Producer(s)
Mohamed ELGohary
film festivals
Sakia Short Film Festival, Egypt
Masr Dot Bokra Film Festival, Egypt
Elia Short Film Festival, Palestine
Aarhus Arab Film Festival, Denmark
WOW Film Festival, Tunisia
Bengaluru International Short Film Festival (BISFF), India
Visions Cairo Egyptian Short Film Festival, Egypt
Shnit Worldwide Shortfilmfestival, Switzerland
Tyre International Short Film Festival, Lebanon
RAGFF Cairo - Retro Avant Garde Film Festival, Egypt
London Lift off session, UK
Short of the year-Winter
Festival Du Monde Arabe du Court Métrage Éducatif de Casablanca,Morocco
film awards
Best Director and Best Actor at Retro Avant Garde Film Festival, Egypt
Best Actress at the Sakia Short Film Festival, Egypt
Best Narrative at the Masr Dot Bokra Film Festival, Egypt
Special Jury Mention at Short of the year