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A Matter of Principle

2003 · 1 season

A grounded, earnest political drama about a woman stepping into her late father's role, carrying grief and resolve through local power struggles.

Created by
Khairy Beshara
Genres
Drama
Starring
Elham Shahein, Khaled El Nabawy, Gamil Ratib
Overview
The events revolve around a member of parliament representing one of the electoral districts in Upper Egypt who was able to achieve great successes, but he dies. The people nominate his daughter, a graduate of the Faculty of Law, to replace him, but she encounters many problems.

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Created by
Khairy Beshara
Genres
Drama
Starring
Elham Shahein, Khaled El Nabawy, Gamil Ratib
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • family
  • power
  • justice
  • gender
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Khairy Beshara
Written by
Mohamed Safaa Amer
Starring
Elham Shahein, Khaled El Nabawy, Gamil Ratib, Ghada Abdel Razek, Amr Waked, Farah, Tarek El Tilmisany, Reham Abdelghafour
Cinematography
Nancy Abdel-Fattah
Length
1 seasons, 32 episodes
Country
Egypt

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