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Mal Al Donia

2023 · 1 season

A slow-building pressure cooker where a desperate man's dream quietly turns into a trap.

Created by
Ahmed Aksas
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Mouhcine Malzi, Nasser Akabab, Rachid El Ouali
Overview
Chef Rashid invests all his money to open his own restaurant, but the project fails, and in a desperate attempt to save it, he reluctantly enters into a partnership with somebody, unaware that he may destroy all his dreams.

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Created by
Ahmed Aksas
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Mouhcine Malzi, Nasser Akabab, Rachid El Ouali
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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
    • ambition
    • betrayal
    • crime
    • family
    Places
    • big city
    • workplace
    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
    Action3
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Genres
    crime, drama
    Created by
    Ahmed Aksas
    Starring
    Mouhcine Malzi, Nasser Akabab, Rachid El Ouali, Houda Majd, Anas Basbousi, حسناء طمطاوي, Sarah Perles
    Length
    1 seasons, 30 episodes
    Network
    MBC Shahid
    Country
    Morocco
    Languages
    Arabic

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