Cairo Jazzman
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Cairo Jazzman

5.0 / 10 2017 1h 22mNR English
Documentary

Storyline

A documentary about Cairo Jazz Festival's Amr Salah and his struggle every year to bring people and arts together in a country where 70% of people are under 30 and the Officials do not care about culture too much.

Cast & Crew

CB

Carlos Bica

Self

Lead
CD

Carsten Daerr

Self

NK

Nabil Khemir

Self

SK

Soweto Kinch

Self

O

Oum

Self

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Atef Ben Bouzid's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Cairo Jazzman is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker