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The Second Wife

2013 · 1 season

A slow-burning rural drama of oppression and moral conflict, heavy with injustice and quiet desperation.

Created by
Khairy Beshara
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ayten Amer, Amr Waked, Amr Abdel Gelil
Overview
The peasants of a rural village live in a state of subjugation and injustice under the iron fist of a powerful Mayor. He decides to marry one of the village's women after losing all hope with his barren wife. He intends to force the peasant Abu El-Ela to divorce his wife, Fatma, so he can marry her.

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Created by
Khairy Beshara
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ayten Amer, Amr Waked, Amr Abdel Gelil
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • class
  • justice
  • family
  • betrayal
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Khairy Beshara
Written by
Yaseen Aldawy, Ahmad Rushdy Saleh, Ahmed Sobhi
Starring
Ayten Amer, Amr Waked, Amr Abdel Gelil, Ola Ghanem, Hesham Ismail, Naglaa Badr, Badria Tolba, Ahmad Seyam
Length
1 seasons, 30 episodes, 48 min each
Network
Nile Drama
Country
Egypt

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