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173:, Gary Goldstein said ""'Arab Spring' blooms in Words of Witness crucial story of modern revolution... The concise documentary 'Words of Witness' proves a vivid snapshot of the hectic, yet hopeful weeks in early 2011 following the end of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year-dictatorship, the start of the military's interim rule and the nation's rocky road toward democracy... Iskander captures loaded events with hand-held, you-are-there vitality."
191:, E. Nina Rothe said "Beautiful inspiring story...Egypt's government announced that an Islamist has won Egypt's first competitive presidential election. The superb new documentary 'Words of Witness' sheds much needed light on how Egyptians got to this point."
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