Name: Zahra wa Al Maghul
Genre: Drama
Released: 1984-05-20
Cast: Karima Mokhtar, Laila Eloui, Abdallah Gheith

Arabic-language cinema spans many regions, with Egypt pioneering popular musicals and melodramas, while Lebanon, Palestine, and North Africa use film as a medium for political expression and memory. Collectively, it expresses Arab identity onscreen and has influenced storytelling across the Middle East.

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The drama genre is a broad category that features stories portraying human experiences, emotions, conflicts, and relationships in a realistic and emotionally impactful way. Dramas delve into the complexities of human life, often exploring themes of love, loss, morality, societal issues, personal growth, with the aim to evoke an emotional response from the audience by presenting relatable and thought-provoking stories.

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Driven by poverty, Naima gives up her daughter, Zahra, to the wealthy Sherifa, who raises her in luxury. When Zahra inherits Sherifa's fortune and returns to her family, she finds herself surrounded by greed, betrayal and heartbreak.

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