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The Alley

2010 · 1 season

A grounded, slow-moving portrait of a tight-knit neighbourhood where everyday struggles and shifting values play out with quiet emotional weight.

Starring
Nelly Karim, Bassem Samra, Sawsan Badr
Overview
Set in an Egyptian alley, the story follows Mona, a young woman who works to support her poor family. The neighborhood is home to a mix of characters-some holding onto traditional values, others straying from them.

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Starring
Nelly Karim, Bassem Samra, Sawsan Badr
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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
    • family
    • class
    • identity
    • morality
    • work
    Places
    • small town
    • home
    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
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour3
    Realism8
    Romance3
    Tension4
    Darkness4
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Starring
    Nelly Karim, Bassem Samra, Sawsan Badr, Nahed El Sebai, Sayed Ragab
    Length
    1 seasons, 30 episodes
    Country
    Egypt
    Languages
    Arabic

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