
When 24-year-old Hend Nafea is arrested and tortured for demonstrating peacefully in Cairo's Tahrir Square, her pursuit of justice reflects post-revolution Egypt at an uncertain crossroads.... (Full plot summary below)
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When 24-year-old Hend Nafea is arrested and tortured for demonstrating peacefully in Cairo's Tahrir Square, her pursuit of justice reflects post-revolution Egypt at an uncertain crossroads.
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| Maven's NestNora Lee MandelFrom Egypt. . . sobering look at impact on women . . . We see one grow in confidence as she works for legal rights. . .and passes on. . . her hard-won knowledge and empathy. |
| Playback:stlSarah Boslaugh...a powerful film that looks at the struggle for freedom in Egypt through the eyes of three courageous women. |
| Willamette WeekChris StammReticker could have easily extracted a neat little story about noble defiance from her raw material, but The Trials of Spring is more vital than that. It is an act of solidarity, a clear channel for these women's shouts of anger, cries of pain and faith. |