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Mahmoud Al-Masri

2004–2005 · 1 season

A sweeping historical family saga that moves through decades of political upheaval with a measured, serious tone.

Created by
Magdy Abu Emira
Starring
Mahmoud Abdel Aziz, Hesham Selim, Somaya El Khashab
Overview
Mahmoud works in the port of Alexandria and gets close to Adnan Fakhouri, the wealthy businessman, and marries his sister. After his ships and companies get nationalized by the 1952 July revolution, Mahmoud and his brothers travel to America and then return in the era of Sadat.

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Created by
Magdy Abu Emira
Starring
Mahmoud Abdel Aziz, Hesham Selim, Somaya El Khashab
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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
    • family
    • power
    • class
    • betrayal
    • ambition
    Places
    • big city
    • sea
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance3
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Created by
    Magdy Abu Emira
    Written by
    Medhat El Adl
    Starring
    Mahmoud Abdel Aziz, Hesham Selim, Somaya El Khashab, Mai Ezz ElDein, Karim Mahmoud Abdel Aziz, Ghada Abdel Razek, Samy El Adl, Mohamed Nagaty
    Length
    1 seasons, 33 episodes, 47 min each
    Country
    Egypt
    Languages
    Arabic

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