''18 Days'' ( arz, ١٨ يوم, translit. Tamantashar Yom) is an Egyptian anthology film focusing on the 18 days of the

2011 Egyptian revolution The 2011 Egyptian revolution, also known as the 25 January revolution ( ar, ثورة ٢٥ يناير; ), began on 25 January 2011 and spread across Egypt. The date was set by various youth groups to coincide with the annual Egyptian "Police ho ...

. It premiered at the

2011 Cannes Film Festival The 64th Cannes Film Festival was held from 11 to 22 May 2011. American actor Robert De Niro served as the president of the jury for the main competition and French filmmaker Michel Gondry headed the jury for the short film competition. South Ko ...

. A group of ten directors, twenty or so actors, six writers, eight directors of photography, eight sound engineers, five set designers, three costume designers, seven editors, three post-production companies, and about ten technicians have agreed to act fast and shoot, with no budget and on a voluntary basis, ten short films about the January 25 revolution in Egypt. Ten stories they have experienced, heard or imagined. All the proceeds of this movie will be devoted to organizing convoys to provide political and civic education in the villages of Egypt. The films are: * ''Retention'' by Sherif Arafa * ''God’s Creation'' by

Kamla Abou Zikri Kamla Abou Zekry (born January 8, 1974) is an Egyptian television and film director who directed well-known movies and TV series such as ''Bent Esmaha Zaat'', ''Segn El Nisaa'', and ''Wahed Sefr''. She has taken part in many international and na ...

* ''19-19'' by

Marwan Hamed Marwan Hamed ( ar, مروان حامد; born May 29, 1977) is a young Egyptian film director.Adil M. Asgarov, 'Hamed, Marwan (1977–)', Biographical Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa'. He is the son of author Wahid Hamed a ...

* ''When the Flood Hits You…'' by Mohamed Ali * ''Curfew'' by Sherif El Bendary * ''Revolution Cookies'' by Khaled Marei * ''Tahrir 2/2'' by Mariam Abou Ouf * ''Window'' by Ahmad Abdalla * ''Interior/Exterior'' by

Yousry Nasrallah Yousry Nasrallah ( ar, يسرى نصر الله ) (born 26 July 1952) is an Egyptian film director. Biography Nasrallah was born to a Coptic Christian family in Cairo. He graduated in economics and political science at Cairo University. F ...

* ''Ashraf Seberto'' by Ahmad Alaa

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* Films about the Egyptian revolution of 2011 2011 films 21st-century Egyptian films 2011 short films 2011 drama films Egyptian revolution of 2011 Anthology films Films directed by Yousry Nasrallah Films set in 2011 Egyptian short films Egyptian drama films {{Egypt-film-stub