Name: El Meallem
Genre: Drama
Released: 2024-03-11
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Mostafa Shaaban, Hagar Ahmed, Ahmed Fouad Selim

A stellar market-set drama that packs dope neighborhood rivalry but slows down during some repetitive fish market loops

Mustafa Shaban completely kills it as El-Mallem, bringing mad charismatic vibes and intense, fierce expressions to his revenge quest. Hagar Ahmed is an absolute beast with deep emotional presence, and Ahmed Bedier rocks a super powerful patriarch aura that keeps the massive fish-trading business conflicts feeling totally raw. But the script slacks by recycling too many smuggling schemes. The middle part gets pretty draggy with redundant family arguments before a solid, high-stakes final market victory finish.

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A fish seller has a peaceful life with his family until he gets involved in violent disputes with the major market sellers. He has no choice to confront them, or he will perish.

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