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Heatwave

2013 · 1 season

A tense family drama where political ideals and police brutality collide, keeping you absorbed in the friction between two brothers.

Created by
Mohamed Yassin
Genres
Drama
Starring
Eyad Nassar, Rania Youssef, Dorra Zarrouk
Overview
The story of the Al-Agaty family that consists of a mother and her two sons, one of whom is a police officer who faces a lot of problems as a result of his violent behavior, while the other son is a young revolutionary leftist often at odds with his brother and his family.

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Created by
Mohamed Yassin
Genres
Drama
Starring
Eyad Nassar, Rania Youssef, Dorra Zarrouk
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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
    • violence
    • politics
    • betrayal
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action4
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Created by
    Mohamed Yassin
    Written by
    Mariam Naoum, Nadine Shams, Wael Hamdy, Hala El Zaghndi
    Starring
    Eyad Nassar, Rania Youssef, Dorra Zarrouk, Khaled Selim, Maaly Zayed, Medhat Saleh, Dina El Sherbiny, Bayoumi Fouad
    Cinematography
    Abdelsalam Moussa
    Length
    1 seasons, 30 episodes, 40 min each
    Country
    Egypt
    Languages
    Arabic

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