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A Girl Named Zat

2013 · 1 season

A sweeping, thoughtful portrait of a woman's life mirroring a nation's upheavals, rich in historical detail and quiet emotional resonance.

Created by
Mariam Naoum, Kamla Abu Zekry
Genres
Drama
Starring
Nelly Karim, Bassem Samra, Ahmed Kamal
Overview
Based on Sonallah Ibrahim's celebrated novel, "Zaat" explores the social and political winds of change in Egypt starting from 1952, when the main character "Zaat" was born, all the way up to the present day.

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Created by
Mariam Naoum, Kamla Abu Zekry
Genres
Drama
Starring
Nelly Karim, Bassem Samra, Ahmed Kamal
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 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
  • politics
  • identity
  • family
  • memory
  • gender
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Mariam Naoum, Kamla Abu Zekry
Written by
Mariam Naoum, Naglaa Al Hedeny
Starring
Nelly Karim, Bassem Samra, Ahmed Kamal, Rawan Al Ghaba, Omar El Saeed, Hani Adel, Laila Samy, Ahmed Khairi
Cinematography
Nancy Abdel-Fattah
Length
1 seasons, 31 episodes, 32 min each
Network
CBC, MBC MASR
Country
Egypt
Languages
Arabic

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