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On Boys, Girls and the Veil

Sobyan wa banat
A propos des garçons, des filles et du voile
Yousry Nasrallah
1995 Egypt 73 minutes Arabic
DR

In Egypt, where a Muslim society has been jolted by an upsurge of religious fanaticism, the constraints related women’s veiling are stricter now than they were twenty five years ago. The younger generations, however, manage to outsmart these social pressures and new games of seduction subvert the established moral order.

Production :
Sept Arte; Ognon Pictures; MISR International
Distribution :
Ognon Pictures

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