TV series

Al-Mashrabiya

1978 · 1 season

A slow-burning moral drama that shows how a shared dream slowly fractures a community, drawing you into its quiet, tragic unraveling.

Overview: When a famous archaeologist goes to a working-class neighborhood in Cairo and tells its people that the area contains archaeological treasures, all the people there begin searching for the treasure with this scientist. As they dream of getting rich, their behavior and actions change, and many negatives appear.
How it feels: Melancholic, cynical, satirical and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Greed, politics, class, morality
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: greed
politics
class
morality
betrayal
Places: big city
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none