Abl Al Rabie

A young blogger who lost both eyes during the Egyptian Revolution recounts in flashback the events of the "spring" that eventually came to his country. He tells how he and his friends were able to move a mountain. The story dissects the difficult days which marked the birth pangs and how five bloggers embarked on an effort to find the spark that would ignite the revolution after a whole country had been teetering on the brink for years. This film is based on the true story of five young blogger activists who helped inspire the Egyptian rebellion. Initially, the flagrant fixing of the 2010 parliamentary elections by Mubarak and his desire to pass power on to his son propel them to escalate their confrontation with the regime. Their journeys to different parts of Egypt lead them to realise that Mubarak has turned the Egyptians into bystanders or martyrs -- bystanders to the ruination of the country or martyrs on its account. The protagonists consider how Egypt may have lost its vitality. Can spring come during winter? (Montreal World Film Festival)