A Girl Named Zat

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A Girl Named Zat, is a 2013 Egyptian series, and starring Nelly Karim, Bassem Samra, Ahmed Kamal. running for 1 season.

Overview

A Girl Named Zat is an Egyptian drama series adapted from Sonallah Ibrahim's celebrated novel, following the life of a woman named Zat from the moment she is born alongside the 1952 revolution to the political upheaval of 2011. Through her personal story — shaped by marginalisation, endurance, and quiet resilience — the series charts sixty years of Egyptian social and political transformation. A nuanced portrait of how history inscribes itself on ordinary lives, the series stands as one of the most intellectually ambitious works in modern Arabic television.

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