TV series

Shams

2014 · 1 season

A slow, heartfelt Egyptian drama about family bonds and starting over, with a quiet emotional pull.

Overview: The story follows a woman called Shams who's very attached to her father. After a failed marriage, she decides to open an orphanage and workshops for unemployed girls, until an accident changes her life forever.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, warm and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, grief, identity, healing
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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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: family
grief
identity
healing
isolation
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild