Season 1 • Episode 9
LatestA psychiatrist is treating a patient for schizophrenia, but things take a turn, and the doctor discovers that the patient is not actually schizophrenic; rather, the nurse is trying to make him believe he has the illness.
A psychiatrist is treating a patient for schizophrenia, but things take a turn, and the doctor discovers that the patient is not actually schizophrenic; rather, the nurse is trying to make him believe he has the illness.
Writing
Layers of deception so tight you'll side with the wrong person twice.
Acting
Zulfikar's unraveling authority versus Fawzy's chilling control.
Creator
جلال الغزالى
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
1980 Egyptian television rarely touched psychiatric narratives; this single-episode experiment was radical for state-run media.
Laila Fawzy reportedly refused to blink in certain scenes after director Jalal El-Ghazali suggested the nurse should seem 'medically unable to look away.'
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