One man holds a village hostage with nothing but whispers and tradition.
Season 1 • Episode 1
LatestSet in the 1940s; the story of Abd Rabbo, the irrigation inspector who arrives in Al-Sayed village in Upper Egypt, where he meets Master Fadloun, who controls everything, even the people. Abd Rabo begins recording his life in the village, writing about its people and the mysterious Fadloun.
Acting
Jamal Soleiman's Fadloun: terrifying without raising his voice.
Direction
Islam Khairy turns Upper Egypt into a pressure cooker.
Writing
The diary framing implicates you as accomplice.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'umda' (village head) system in 1940s Egypt represented colonial indirect rule, where British authorities empowered local strongmen — making Fadloun a historical type, not fiction.
This single-episode series was produced for Egyptian state television's experimental drama slot, then buried after one airing — most copies survive only through bootleg recordings.
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