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A Rare Currency

2023 · 1 season

A slow-burning family feud drama where old grudges and new marriages keep tensions simmering across a long, talky run.

Created by
Mohamed Gamal Al Adl
Genres
Drama
Starring
Nelly Karim, Jamal Soleiman, Kamal Abo Raya
Overview
Rivalries over power and wealth escalate between two families in the hamlet of Abdul Jabbar, and conflicts flare up between them because of a marriage that takes place between two parties of the two families.

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Created by
Mohamed Gamal Al Adl
Genres
Drama
Starring
Nelly Karim, Jamal Soleiman, Kamal Abo Raya
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • power
    • family
    • class
    • betrayal
    • greed
    Places
    • small town
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance3
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Genres
    drama
    Created by
    Mohamed Gamal Al Adl
    Written by
    Medhat El Adl
    Starring
    Nelly Karim, Jamal Soleiman, Kamal Abo Raya, Ahmed Eid, Jumana Murad, Mohammad Lotfi, Emy Eslam, Nada Moussa
    Cinematography
    Ahmed Fahim
    Length
    1 seasons, 30 episodes, 45 min each
    Country
    Egypt
    Languages
    Arabic

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