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Tears on Bold Eyes

1980 · 1 season

A sober, talk-heavy espionage drama that builds tension through quiet scheming rather than action.

Created by
Yehia El Alami
Genres
Drama, War & politics
Starring
Adel Emam, Maaly Zayed, Salah Qabil
Overview
A story based on real events from the Egyptian spy files of an Egyptian intelligence operation against the Israeli Mossad, whose hero was in fact (Ahmed Mohamed Abdel Rahman Al-Hawan)

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Created by
Yehia El Alami
Genres
Drama, War & politics
Starring
Adel Emam, Maaly Zayed, Salah Qabil
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • conspiracy
    • deception
    • war
    • identity
    • loyalty
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • true story
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension6
    Darkness5
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight6

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    Genres
    drama, war & politics
    Created by
    Yehia El Alami
    Written by
    Saleh Morsi
    Starring
    Adel Emam, Maaly Zayed, Salah Qabil, Moshira Ismail, Mahmoud El Gendy, Gamal Ismail, Mostafa Fahmy, Osama Abbas
    Length
    1 seasons, 14 episodes, 34 min each
    Country
    Egypt
    Languages
    Arabic

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