TV series

Lifelong Friend

2014 · 1 season

A weighty, talky historical drama that traces a friendship curdling into rivalry amid politics and power.

Overview: The historic relationship between former president, Gamal Abdel Nasser and the commander of the Egyptian Armed Forces, field marshal Abdel Hakim Amer during the period 1956-1967, from the time they were classmates at the military academy and through the July Revolution. It also exposes the story of the field marshal’s marriage to actress Berlanti Abdel Hamid.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Friendship, power, betrayal, politics
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
power
betrayal
politics
ambition
Places: big city
military
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild