The Camp (2013)

Original title

Camp

Directed by

Jacob Roebuck

Genre

drama

Country

Egypt

Runtime

1h 51m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A documentary follows a summer camp in Egypt for children whose parents died in the Gaza conflict or the Egyptian revolution. It focuses on three kids as they share their personal stories and take part in activities by the Red Sea.

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What happens

The Camp (Arabic: المخيم) is a 2013 Arabic language documentary film by Egyptian photographer, filmmaker and director Tamer Eissa, about the "Arab Spring Camp" attended by children of martyrs who fell in Gaza and children of martyrs of the Egyptian revolution. The children's camp took place in July 2012 for 2 weeks in two locations: in Cairo and in Nuebaa by the Red Sea. Through interviews of the organizers and of the children, and by following their activities in the camp, the documentary depicts the experience of the children in the camp during the two weeks, focusing on the personal stories of three of the children: Siraj, Rizk and Shahd. The film first screened in Cairo on April 1, 2013. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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