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Women's Jail

2014 · 1 season

A heavy, intimate look at women pushed to breaking point, unfolding with quiet fury and deep empathy.

Created by
Kamla Abu Zekry
Genres
Drama
Starring
Nelly Karim, Dorra Zarrouk, Ruby
Overview
Based on true events, three women who have suffered various hardships and injustices throughout their lives are driven to carry out various crimes and end up in prison. This marks the start of a new phase for them that differs significantly from what they experienced before.

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Created by
Kamla Abu Zekry
Genres
Drama
Starring
Nelly Karim, Dorra Zarrouk, Ruby
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • isolation
  • justice
  • identity
  • trauma
Places
  • prison
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
  • ensemble
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Kamla Abu Zekry
Written by
Mariam Naoum, Hala El Zaghndi
Starring
Nelly Karim, Dorra Zarrouk, Ruby, Ahmed Dawood, Salwa Khattab, Riham Hagag, Ahmed Tarek, Alaa Quqa
Music
Tamer Karawan
Cinematography
Nancy Abdel-Fattah
Length
1 seasons, 30 episodes, 38 min each
Network
Nile Drama
Country
Egypt
Languages
Arabic

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