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Akon Aw La

2012 · 1 season

A slow, earnest family drama about loss and responsibility, carried by quiet domestic tension and moral friction.

Starring
Basma Hamada, Khaled Ameen, Salah Al-Mulla
Overview
A forty-year-old woman named Amna, whose husband dies after suffering a serious illness, raises her three children, Salim, Aziz and Saja. Amna finds herself raising her niece, Khadija, after her wealthy father dies, but things get complicated when Aziz tries to seduce Khadija.

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Starring
Basma Hamada, Khaled Ameen, Salah Al-Mulla
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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
    • grief
    • parenthood
    • betrayal
    • class
    Places
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance3
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Where to watch in the UK

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    Details

    Starring
    Basma Hamada, Khaled Ameen, Salah Al-Mulla, Ibrahim Alhasawi, Buthaina Al Raisi, Hamad Al-Omani, Sami Rashdan, Somoud Al-Kandari
    Length
    1 seasons, 30 episodes
    Languages
    Arabic

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