''18 Days'' (, translit. Tamantashar Yom) is an Egyptian

anthology film An anthology film (also known as an omnibus film or a portmanteau film) is a single film consisting of three or more shorter films, each complete in itself and distinguished from the other, though frequently tied together by a single theme, premise ...

focusing on the 18 days of the

2011 Egyptian revolution The 2011 Egyptian revolution, also known as the 25 January Revolution (;), began on 25 January 2011 and spread across Egypt. The date was set by various youth groups to coincide with the annual Egyptian "Police holiday" as a statement against ...

. It premiered at the

2011 Cannes Film Festival The 64th Cannes Film Festival took place from 11 to 22 May 2011. American actor Robert De Niro served as the president of the jury for the main competition. American filmmaker Terrence Malick won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for t ...

. 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 * ''19-19'' by

Marwan Hamed Marwan Hamed (; born April 4th 1977) is an Egyptian film director.Adil M. Asgarov, 'Hamed, Marwan (1977–)', '. He is the son of author Wahid Hamed and journalist Zeinab Sweidan. His debut was a short film entitled ''Li Li'' followed by a majo ...

* ''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 ( ) (born 26 July 1952) is an Egyptian film director. Biography Nasrallah was born to a Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, Coptic Christian family in Cairo. He grew up in Zamalek, in central Cairo. He graduated in econo ...

* ''Ashraf Seberto'' by Ahmad Alaa

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* Films about the Egyptian revolution of 2011 2011 films 2010s 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