TV series

Belly of the Whale

2023 · 1 season

A slow, heavy moral drama about a religious man dragged into his brother's criminal world, watching him struggle under a burden he never chose.

Overview: ‎Hilal works in the drug trade, then forces his younger religious brother Diaa to work with him, but Hilal is thrown in jail and Diaa finds himself responsible for his brother's illegal work and taking care of his family and fights a war that he knows nothing about‎‎.‎
How it feels: Tense, dark, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, crime, guilt, morality
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 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
crime
guilt
morality
survival
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild