TV series

The Harbor and the Sailor

2005–2006 · 1 season

A slow, earnest family drama set by the sea, mixing financial worry with unrequited love and quiet longing.

Overview: The story of the struggle of El Araby who owns a fleet of fishing boats in Alexandria but he faces repeated financial crises, and Fares who dreams of traveling to Europe and rejects the idea of marrying his cousin who loved him since she moved in with his family after her father died.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, tense and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, love, ambition, grief
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: family
love
ambition
grief
class
Places: big city
sea
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild