Surrogate Mother

At a glance

Surrogate Mother, is a 2021 Iraqi series, directed by David Oryan, and starring Hind Kamil, Marwa Karam, Alexander Uloom. running for 1 season.

Overview

Umm Badila (Surrogate Mother) is an Iraqi drama series that probes questions of family legacy, fertility, and tradition among the ultra-wealthy. When Khalid's wife is found to be unable to conceive, his powerful family faces a crisis that cuts to the heart of their identity — and decides to pursue a surrogate mother to ensure the family line continues. The decision sets off a chain of emotional and moral conflicts, raising difficult questions about what it means to be a mother, the weight of dynastic expectation, and the tension between modern solutions and deep-rooted cultural values in Iraqi society.

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