A corrupt bureaucrat's greatest fear? The very rules he tries to break.
Season 1 • Episode 30
LatestThe events of the series revolve around a general manager of a major government institution for construction and development, who pretends to be honorable and moral. He only respects the law because he is extremely afraid of it, but he wants to circumvent it.
Acting
Bassam Kousa's masterful tightrope of cowardice and cunning.
Writing
Razor-sharp dialogue that weaponizes bureaucratic language.
Creator
Mamdouh Hamada
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The series became shorthand in Syria for 'الفاسد المحترم'—the 'respectable corrupt'—a term still used in political discourse.
Bassam Kousa improvised several of ناظم's panicked phone calls; director Mamdouh Hamada kept them, saying 'real fear has no script.'
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