Release
When did "The Square" premiere?
The Square (2013 film)
"The Square" premiered on January 18, 2013 at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award for World Cinema in the documentary category. Due to the ongoing nature of the Egyptian Revolution, Noujaim updated the ending of the film over the summer of 2013. The film was subsequently also named winner of the People's Choice Award in the documentary category at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. The production is done in the native languages of its cast, and is presented with English subtitles. The film was released on Netflix and in exclusive locations across the United States on January 17, 2014, giving Netflix its first Oscar nomination. The final version was modified to take political developments into the final version, as released on Netflix.