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The Foul Wind

1991 · 1 season

A grounded, emotionally taxing portrait of sacrifice and family duty, unfolding patiently through everyday struggles.

Created by: Osama Anwar Okasha
Genres: Drama
Starring: Ferdoos Abdel Hamid, Mahmoud El Gendy, Talaat Zakaria

Overview: In Alexandria, a girl goes out to work in trade in order to provide for her siblings and afford their education, an endeavor that leaves her exposed to a lot of difficulties as she tries to keep the family together.

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Created by: Osama Anwar Okasha
Genres: Drama
Starring: Ferdoos Abdel Hamid, Mahmoud El Gendy, Talaat Zakaria

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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: family
survival
class
work
education
Places: big city
workplace
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Created by: Osama Anwar Okasha
Written by: Osama Anwar Okasha
Starring: Ferdoos Abdel Hamid, Mahmoud El Gendy, Talaat Zakaria, Ahmed Adam, Ahmed Al Saqqa, Manal Salama, Zouzou Nabil, Hasan Hosny
Cinematography: Essam Farid
Length: 1 seasons, 31 episodes, 47 min each
Network: Nile Drama
Country: Egypt
Languages: Arabic

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