A gym teacher vs. rural Egypt: chaos, heart, and very questionable life choices.
Season 1 • Episode 15
LatestA physical education teacher moves to work in a remote area of the Egyptian countryside, where education is not considered a priority or sport in general, as he tries to advance the children of the village and work to adapt to the new environment.
Acting
Samir Ghanem's physical comedy and effortless charm.
Writing
Sharp satire of bureaucracy meeting rural pragmatism.
Production
Authentic village settings, gloriously unpolished 80s aesthetic.
Samir Ghanem
كابتن جوده
Souad Nasr
أمينة
Nabila El Sayed
زغلولة
Abdallah Farghaly
الناظر
Sanaa Younes
ضيف شرف
Mohamed El Dafrawi
ضاحي
Ibrahim Abdulraziq
منصور
عبدالله إسماعيل
Ali Al Sharif
Saif Allah Mokhtar
فرّاش المدرسة
Fouad Khalil
مدرس اللغة العربية
Mostafa Al Qast
مدرس العلوم
Afaf Hamdy
Mohamed ElShewihy
Mohammad Atris
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This series captures 1980s Egyptian state television's golden era, when rural stories dominated primetime and comedians like Ghanem could carry entire social commentaries.
Samir Ghanem improvised many scenes after the director encouraged local non-actors to respond naturally, creating unscripted comedic gold.
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