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Tragicomic

2022 · 1 season

A measured, earnest historical portrait that blends personal struggle with national upheaval, offering warmth and melancholy in equal measure.

Created by
Mohamed Fadel
Genres
Drama
Starring
Amr Abdel Gelil, Ferdoos Abdel Hamid, Razan Maghrabi
Overview
The series deals with the life story of the great artist Naguib Rihani since childhood, and highlights the human and social aspects of his life, and the political life he lived, especially the revolution of 1919, the First and Second World Wars, the Constitution of 1923, and the English occupation of Egypt.

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Created by
Mohamed Fadel
Genres
Drama
Starring
Amr Abdel Gelil, Ferdoos Abdel Hamid, Razan Maghrabi
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • identity
  • art
  • politics
  • family
  • ambition
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Mohamed Fadel
Written by
Mohamed El Gheity
Starring
Amr Abdel Gelil, Ferdoos Abdel Hamid, Razan Maghrabi, Hager Al Sharnouby, Mohamed Soliman, Mostafa Shawky, Ahmed Al Salakawi, Ahmed El Tohami
Length
1 seasons, 31 episodes, 45 min each

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