Season 1 • Episode 7
LatestSalma finds out that Tarek has relapsed and returned to his addiction. Hatem asks Mariam for separation due to her betrayal. Hanya goes on a trip with Ali and his friends and starts using drugs.
The series revolves around the life of drug addicts, as wife Mariam, returns to addiction after a large period of quitting, which strains her relationship with her husband Hatem, and her friends and family try to help her overcome her problems, and stay away from addiction.
Acting
Nelly Karim's collapse is physically uncomfortable to watch.
Writing
Mariam Naoum refuses easy redemption arcs.
Direction
Tamer Mohsen makes Cairo's chaos feel claustrophobic.
Creators
Mariam Naoum, Tamer Mohsen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Groundbreaking for Egyptian television — drug addiction was rarely depicted this rawly, and certainly not with female protagonists.
Nelly Karim reportedly met with recovering addicts for months; her physical transformation between episodes 1 and 4 was achieved without prosthetics.
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