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Hammam AlQishani

1994–2003 · 5 seasons

A slow, talky immersion in a bustling neighbourhood, where everyday lives brush against the sweep of history.

Created by
دياب عيد, Hani Al Romani
Starring
Salloum Haddad, Talhat Hamdy, Abed Fahed
Overview
The series goes into details of the events that Syria went through between the years 1955-1959, including the tripartite aggression against Egypt in 1956, the establishment of unity between Syria and Egypt, and the revolution against the monarchy in Iraq, through the Qishani neighborhood, where its people work as merchants, lawyers, doctors, intellectuals and other works.

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Created by
دياب عيد, Hani Al Romani
Starring
Salloum Haddad, Talhat Hamdy, Abed Fahed
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • family
  • class
  • identity
  • power
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Created by
دياب عيد, Hani Al Romani
Starring
Salloum Haddad, Talhat Hamdy, Abed Fahed, Amal Arafa, Dima Al-Joundi, Salma Al-Masri, Sabah Jazairi, Saad Minah
Length
5 seasons, 124 episodes
Country
Syrian Arab Republic
Languages
Arabic

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