Name: Over the Clouds
Released: 2018-05-17
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Hani Salama, Stephanie Saliba, Afaf Shoieb, Tony Maher, Ibrahim Nasr

One job abroad. One wrong turn. Thirty episodes of 'how did I get here?'

Mini Series

Egyptian crime sagarelentless downward spiralpatriarchal pressure cooker

Latest Episode

Season 1 • Episode 1

Latest

Episode 1

May 17, 2018

Overview

A young man, in love with a girl, is forced to travel abroad in search of a job. But he enters the world of the mafia and the arms trade, which makes him go to jail in Russia, he succeeds in escaping him and returns to Egypt, but he couldn't escape the world of the Mafia.

EG Arabic

economic desperationmasculine pride and ruininescapable systemslove versus survival

Standout Aspects

Acting

Hani Salama's slow-burn descent from dreamer to damaged.

Production

Jumps between Cairo grit and Russian prison bleakness.

Writing

Soap-opera pacing with genuinely harrowing turns.

Best for:Binge·Solo

Heads up:Violence·Emotional

First AiredMay 17, 2018

StatusEnded

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensityhigh

Tonedark

Feelheavy

Seasons1·Episodes30

Top Cast

Hani Salama

Mando

Stephanie Saliba

Talia

Afaf Shoieb

Ibrahim Nasr

Shady Alfons

Ezzat

Myrna Nour El Din

Muhammad Mahmoud Abdulaziz

Heba Abdel Ghany

Mona Abd El Ghani

Ahmed Karara

Caroline Azmy

Ismail Sharaf

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Part of a wave of Egyptian dramas exploring economic migration and its dangers, reflecting real anxieties about youth unemployment and Gulf labor exploitation.

Trivia

Director Raouf Abdul Aziz filmed actual Russian prison locations after months of negotiation—a rarity for Egyptian productions.

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