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.
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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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