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In Omla Nadra (literal translation: rare currency) Ramadan staple Nelly Karim expands her breadth of acting — and accents — by playing the part of Nadra, an assertive Upper Egyptian wife to one of the Abdulgabbar sons. The family is one of Upper Egypt’s prominent families, who have made their money not just through the land, but through the weapons and illicit substance trade. When Nadra’s husband, Belal, is fatally shot in his car, Belal’s father (Gamal Suleiman) forces her to remarry another one of his sons to keep Belal’s inheritance in the family. Despite her extreme disapproval to have her fate sealed for her, Nadra goes along with it in an effort to discover who murdered her husband, collecting evidence and statements any chance she gets. In a recent episode, she gets a chance to access one of her immediate family’s bedrooms and there she discovers a clue that incriminates one of her suspects. The events of the series unfold in the backdrop of the illegal weapons and substance trade in the Egyptian south and illustrate the feuds between the leading families while trying to keep the old traditional southern principles. You can catch the latest episodes on WatchIt.

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