TV series

Ghawayesh

1986 · 1 season

A slow-burning rural drama of love clashing with cruel authority, told with earnest feeling and a sharp eye for social friction.

Overview: Ghawayesh is a simple girl from Tanta who sells embellished women's jewelry. She travels to a village in Upper Egypt and meets Hassanein, the educated young man whose older brother, Mualla, is the arrogant and cruel mayor. Events take a turn when Hassanein falls for Ghawayesh.
How it feels: Earnest, romantic, melancholic and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Love, class, power, family
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: love
class
power
family
betrayal
Places: countryside
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild