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The Lighthouse

2008 · 1 season

A serious, dialogue-driven drama that moves slowly through decades of political and personal consequence.

Created by
Khaled Bahgat
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sabrien, Ahmad Rateb, Yaser Galal
Overview
The series addresses the issue of the Egyptian youth who marry Israeli women, covering a period that starts in the winter of 1967 prior to the Six-Day War all through the nineties and the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.

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Created by
Khaled Bahgat
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sabrien, Ahmad Rateb, Yaser Galal
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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
    • identity
    • family
    • politics
    • war
    • betrayal
    Places
    None
    Era
    period
    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
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance4
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Created by
    Khaled Bahgat
    Written by
    Magdy Saber
    Starring
    Sabrien, Ahmad Rateb, Yaser Galal, Shawqi Shamekh, Rania Youssef, Donia Abdel Azziz, Sherif Khair Allah, Mahmoud El Gendy
    Cinematography
    Ahmed Rayhan
    Length
    1 seasons, 1 episodes
    Country
    Egypt

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