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Gouging The Sea

2024 · 2 seasons

A heavy, slow-burning family drama that immerses you in rural hardship and the quiet endurance of a rebellious young man.

Created by
Ahmed Wafdy
Genres
Drama
Starring
Mohammad Reyad, Sawsan Badr, Kamal Abo Raya
Overview
The series is set in Upper Egypt and is based on a true event in which the tyrannical parents of Abdul Hayy, a rebellious young man, force him to face several difficulties

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Created by
Ahmed Wafdy
Genres
Drama
Starring
Mohammad Reyad, Sawsan Badr, Kamal Abo Raya
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How it feels

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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
  • family
  • power
  • rebellion
  • survival
  • trauma
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Ahmed Wafdy
Written by
Ahmed Wafdy
Starring
Mohammad Reyad, Sawsan Badr, Kamal Abo Raya, Abdelaziz Makhyoun, Mona Abd El Ghani, Samah Alsaeed, Medhat Tekha, Samira Abdulaziz
Length
2 seasons, 46 episodes
Network
Mix Be lAraby, MIX One, Nile Drama
Country
Egypt
Languages
Arabic

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