The Fortune and the Progeny

At a glance

The Fortune and the Progeny, is a 1992 Egyptian series, directed by Magdy Abu Emira, and starring Abdallah Ghaith, Yousuf Shaaban, Ahmed Abdelaziz, running for 2 seasons. Content rating: NR.

Overview

Al-Mal w'al-Banoon is an Egyptian family drama series that digs into generational conflict, old loyalties, and the corrupting power of ill-gotten wealth. Youssef, son of Abbas, seeks to marry Ferial, daughter of his father's lifelong friend Salama — but the families clash over a buried secret. Both Abbas and Salama once worked for a wealthy trader who built his fortune smuggling Egyptian antiquities abroad. After their employer's death, Salama seizes the money while Abbas refuses to touch it, determined to shield his children from a tainted legacy. The series unfolds as a gripping moral drama pitting integrity against greed across two families bound by friendship and torn apart by the past.

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