the jews of egypt and many europeans were permanently expelled from the country. twenty pounds to survive were given to each person by the police authorities. the documentary wisely displays the protagonists' will to feed the fire of a new beginning, their persistent strength of resilience and refusal to fold against the events and trauma. it is the same determination that would lead to many of the 80 thousand the jews of egypt who left their country (only eight remain today), to build a new life marked by accomplishments, professional excellence and passion for study and culture. the stories of yves fedida, levana zamir, david harari, arturo schwarz, roly cohen, alec nacamuli, ada aharoni, sarah gabbai, albert and nissim malki, lucette lagnado, yvonne levi and many others, all born in egypt, are today a wonderful documentary film, starting over again, directed by ruggero gabbai and entirely produced by elliot malki.