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The Family of Hajj Metwalli

2001–2002 · 1 season

A slow, weighty family saga that follows a self-made man's rise and moral erosion, rich in domestic conflict and quiet betrayals.

Created by
Mohamed El-Nokaly
Genres
Drama
Starring
Nour El-Sherif, Magda Zaki, Ghada Abdel Razek
Overview
The story of Metwalli who started his life from nothing, working for a textile merchant who trusted him a lot. After the merchant's death, Metwali marries his widow and soon controls her entire wealth. He becomes one of the biggest textiles merchants, and then marries one wife after another.

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Created by
Mohamed El-Nokaly
Genres
Drama
Starring
Nour El-Sherif, Magda Zaki, Ghada Abdel Razek
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • ambition
  • greed
  • power
  • family
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Mohamed El-Nokaly
Written by
Mostafa Moharram
Starring
Nour El-Sherif, Magda Zaki, Ghada Abdel Razek, Somaya El Khashab, Mostafa Shaaban, Monia, Othman Mohamed Ali, Majdi Abdulwahhab
Cinematography
Mahmoud Zuhdi, Ismaeel Abdalhafez
Length
1 seasons, 34 episodes, 45 min each
Country
Egypt
Languages
Arabic

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