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Regret

2016 · 1 season

A heavy, talky drama that traces a man's life against years of political upheaval, asking patience and rewarding attention.

Created by
Hasan Sami Yousef
Genres
Drama
Starring
Salloum Haddad, Bassem Yakhour, Mahmoud Nasr
Overview
The series revolves around Erwa, a 40-year-old television writer, whose story begins on the night of Baghdad's fall, to show the historical events and political turns that have occurred from 2003 until now.

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Created by
Hasan Sami Yousef
Genres
Drama
Starring
Salloum Haddad, Bassem Yakhour, Mahmoud Nasr
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • identity
  • memory
  • betrayal
  • grief
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour3
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Hasan Sami Yousef
Written by
Hasan Sami Yousef
Starring
Salloum Haddad, Bassem Yakhour, Mahmoud Nasr, Dana Mardini, Samar Sami, Ahmad Al Ahmad, Rana Karam, Ayman Reda
Cinematography
Nizar Waweh
Length
1 seasons, 30 episodes, 45 min each
Country
Syrian Arab Republic
Languages
Arabic

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