Karim Amer

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'The Great Hack:' a documentary about the Cambridge Analytica scandal

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When masses of Egyptians began protesting in 2011, documentary filmmaker Jehane Noujaim grabbed a small camera, got on a plane and headed to Tahrir Square.

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