ADEL Is Not ADEL

At a glance

ADEL Is Not ADEL, is a 2024 Egyptian movie, directed by Ahmed Yousri, and starring Ahmed Al Fishawy, Sherry Adel, Mahmoud El-Bezzawy. with a runtime of 95 minutes.

Overview

ADEL Is Not ADEL is an Arabic comedy series that follows Adel Al-Amin, a young lawyer whose bad luck and entanglement in false testimony catapult him into a bewildering chain of misfortunes. Once a man who helped implicate innocent people through perjury, Adel finds himself waking up each day to discover he is now accused of a crime he did not commit — flipping from perpetrator to victim of an unjust system. His attempts to prove his innocence and untangle himself from the escalating chaos form the comedic and dramatic backbone of the series. Blending situational humor with moments of genuine tension, the show asks pointed questions about conscience, justice, and the consequences of moral compromise.

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