El-Meshwar

At a glance

El-Meshwar, is a 2022 Egyptian series, directed by Mohamed Yassin, and starring Mohamed Ramadan, Dina El Sherbiny, Amr Abdel Gelil, running for 1 season. Content rating: TV-G.

Overview

El-Meshwar is an Egyptian drama series that follows Maher as he flees Cairo with his wife Ward and son Rahim to escape a powerful antiquities dealer who poses a threat to their safety. Taking refuge with his aunt in Alexandria, Maher tries to maintain the illusion of a normal life while keeping his dangerous secret buried. But Alexandria is no hiding place — the world of black-market antiquities, sudden class mobility, and personal desires keeps pressing in on the family from all sides. The series uses its road-trip premise to explore how far ordinary people will go to protect what they love, and what it costs them when the truth finally catches up.

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