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Ella Ana

2020 · 10 seasons

Intimate, socially engaged storytelling that moves you through ordinary women's struggles with quiet dignity and emotional force.

Created by: Yasmien Ahmed Kamel
Genres: Drama
Starring: Wafaa Amer, Hanan Motawie, Kinda Alloush

Overview: An anthology drama series presenting separate, self-contained stories — each spanning five to ten episodes — all adapted from real events and centred on the lives of Egyptian women. From inheritance disputes and workplace harassment to marriage, divorce and motherhood, each story tackles a different social issue with honesty and emotional depth. Featuring a rotating cast of Egypt's top actresses including Ilham Shaheen, Laila Alawi and Menna Shalaby.

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Created by: Yasmien Ahmed Kamel
Genres: Drama
Starring: Wafaa Amer, Hanan Motawie, Kinda Alloush

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: gender
family
justice
class
identity
Places: big city
home
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
serialised
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	5
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Created by: Yasmien Ahmed Kamel
Written by: Ahmed Ragab Hassan, Youssef Wageh, Bassem Ali El Khatib, Islam Sheta
Starring: Wafaa Amer, Hanan Motawie, Kinda Alloush, Gamila Awad, Sherry Adel, Arwa Gouda, Reham Abdelghafour, Dorra Zarrouk
Length: 10 seasons, 85 episodes, 45 min each
Country: Egypt
Languages: Arabic

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