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Teenage girls left to fend for themselves on the streets of Cairo are profiled in this documentary from Egyptian filmmaker Tahani Rached. In El-Banate Dol, orphaned and homeless girls share the grim f... read more read more...acts of their daily lives -- they have little money, nowhere to stay, are frequently the target of rapists, and are often scarred facially by their attackers who believe the girls are to blame for the crimes committed against them. Some have been left with children by their boyfriends, who then shun the girls for bringing them shame in the form of illegitimate babies. With few options and fewer prospects, the girls frequently blot out their misery by sniffing glue or taking pills, though a few older women try to give them the moral support they need to avoid such temptations. El-Banate Dol follows the lives of these young women without sentimentalizing or sensationalizing their plight, but depicts the severity of their tragedy by allowing audiences to observe their lives at face value. El-Banate Dol (aka These Girls) received its North American premier at the 2006 Toronto Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 8 min.

Directed by: John Hazlett

Release Date: May 1, 2006

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DVD Release Date: May 16, 2006

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  • September 3, 2006
    David Boreanaz makes me wet. Very funny. I really liked it.
  • March 6, 2012
    David is great and the girls aren't bad actresses either, but it really has no point. just a movie for teen girls.
  • December 17, 2010
    Fell asleep watching . David Boreanez stars as a married man, who?s sleeping with the baby sitter, her friends find out & they add themselves to the mix. Taking turns and finally he?s had it & wants out. He devises a plan with a buddy of his that goes awry. The movie & the charac... read moreters are boring. We?ve all seen or heard of various incarnations of movies like this. The characters (actors acting) seems wooden. F
  • February 21, 2008
    this film was very amusing. sex, pot, and more sex. it was so funny. what kinda guy makes a schedule of three different girls to screw each night of the week? a horny. see this one.
  • August 19, 2007
    David is great and the girls aren't bad actresses either, but it really has no point. just a movie for teen girls.
  • June 3, 2007
    I actually liked this movie, it was kind of old school coming of age, but, with some odd twists. Plus, David Boreanaz was sexy, until the end. he does bad guy well. This wasnt prfect, but, it appealed to me
  • April 17, 2007
    hilarious!!!
    although I found this a bit disturbing....but David is amazzingg....and it's a little risky...but a great movie. =]
  • February 26, 2007
    Ok..this movie was stupid beyond belief ,but let me just say that David Boreanaz is beyond DrOOL worthy!

Critic Reviews


Jay Weissberg
May 26, 2006
Jay Weissberg, Variety

Skillful, tight editing reveals the volatile patterns of behavior, shifting suddenly from fights to confessions, dancing to despair, yet in the end the girls are always fiercely supportive of each other. Full Review

Duane Byrge
May 22, 2006
Duane Byrge, Hollywood Reporter

A rousing documentary on the street children of Cairo, These Girls is an agonizing and uplifting depiction of street survival at its most daunting.

Rick Groen
March 24, 2006
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail

Can a yarn without credibility, can a comedy without laughs, can characters without a centre, can direction without discernment, add up to a movie? Full Review

Geoff Pevere
March 24, 2006
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star

Fun precisely because it allows its characters to have theirs. Full Review

Ken Eisner
March 24, 2006
Ken Eisner, Variety

This summer-fling comedy turns out to be as generic as its title suggests. Full Review

Nick Schager
October 11, 2006
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine

Director Tahani Rached's documentary These Girls exudes empathy and respect for its destitute Egyptian teenage subjects' plight. Full Review

Jon Popick
September 6, 2006
Jon Popick, Planet Sick-Boy

You can't make a movie about the Boogey Man without showing him at least once.

David Nusair
April 3, 2006
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

Director John Hazlett imbues the film with all the style of a movie-of-the-week, something that's reflected in the routine, predictable storyline. Full Review

Mark Palermo
March 27, 2006
Mark Palermo, Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

It has similar observational humour toward young life as past Canadian productions My American Cousin and New Waterford Girl.

Louis B. Hobson
March 24, 2006
Louis B. Hobson, Jam! Movies

What could have been a rather nasty dark comedy is a wildly funny satire on the art of seduction. Full Review

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