A Forced Marriage

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A Forced Marriage, is a 2015 Egyptian series, and starring Ahmed Fahmy, Zeina, Farah Youssef. running for 1 season.

Overview

A Forced Marriage is an Arabic drama series that follows Layla, a wealthy young woman whose life is upended after contracting HIV through an emergency blood transfusion from her private driver — who was unknowingly infected. Faced with a terminal prognosis, Layla falls for Ahmed, a man who does not return her feelings and is preparing to marry his fiancée Hind. Desperate and refusing to accept fate, Layla's father Saeed Al-Koumi resorts to threats and coercion, endangering Ahmed's fiancée and family to force him into marriage with his ailing daughter. The series is a dark social drama exploring illness, coercion, and moral conflict in Arab society.

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