TV series

The Cesar

2016 · 1 season

A tense, brooding descent into extremism and its aftermath, anchored by a haunted central performance.

Overview: Al-Kaiser is a member in an extremist Islamic Takfiri group, in one of their terrorist operations, the police blocks them in one of the tunnels in Rafah and demolishes it. Al-Kaiser is the only survivor and is imprisoned.
How it feels: Dark, tense, bleak and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Faith, identity, guilt, redemption
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: faith
identity
guilt
redemption
violence
Places: prison
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none