Om Amira

Naji Esmail

Egypt / 2013 / Documentary / 25’0”I1402511

Om Amira
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OM AMIRA, also known as the “Potatoes Lady”, sells homemade fried potato sandwiches in a side street, metres away from Tahrir Square where the spark of the Egyptian Revolution started. She has no other option but to toughen up to support her family and her sick daughter who has a heart condition.

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