I Am Free

Part of a trilogy by Salah Abu Seif about women’s empowerment. The film takes place in late 1940s / early 1950s urban Egypt, and tells the story of a young woman’s search for personal freedom and a fulfilling identity as a young modern Egyptian.

Director: Salah Abu Seif

Cast: Lobna Abdel Aziz, Shoukry Sarhan, Zouzou Nabil, Hussein Reyaad, Kamal Yasseen, Layla Karim, Hassan Youssef, Mohamed Abdel Koudouss

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.