TV series

Al Khawali

2000 · 1 season

A slow, earnest portrait of a household holding together under absence, mixing everyday warmth with a quiet sense of injustice.

Overview: The story of Nassar Ibn Oraibi, a fighter against injustice, that sheds light on the life in the Damascus neighborhood and the role of one woman who becomes responsible for the house and her four daughters in light of her husband's absence during the Hajj.
How it feels: Earnest, melancholic, warm and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, justice, isolation, parenthood
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
justice
isolation
parenthood
faith
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none