What is it about?
Coptic issues have been silenced or misrepresented in Egypt. Amr Salama’s Excuse my French (2014) marks a breakthrough in the cinematic representation of Copts especially their treatment and status in public schools. He fought censorship for 4 years to get his film script approved.
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Why is it important?
Amr Salama’s Excuse my French constitutes a brave voice and marks the first film to address a critical issue that concerns mistreatment and discrimination against Copts in Egypt’s public schools and the poor atmosphere of education overall.
Perspectives
This film sheds light on the changing cinematic landscape in Egypt post 2011.
Nevine Abraham
Carnegie Mellon University
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This page is a summary of: Censorship, public opinion and the representation of Coptic minority in contemporary Egyptian cinema: The case of Amr Salama’s Lamo’aķhza (Excuse My French) (2014), Journal of African Cinemas, December 2021, Intellect,
DOI: 10.1386/jac_00053_1.
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