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Two worlds collide in Masar Egbari. When Omar (Mahmoud El Bezzawy) ends up in the hospital, Hussein (Ahmad Dash) and Ali (Essam Omar), two complete strangers, discover that they are siblings. Their father had married into two different social classes and did not tell his respective families about his polygamy. Ali is an academic hoping to practice law in France, while Hussien is a hustler running his own food truck. But when the cat is out of the bag they’re forced to work together.

The first episode starts off with the death of a woman, who we see falling off the roof of a building.Little do they, and we, know that their father has been roped into the case, prompting the brothers to come together to uncover who’s responsible. Expect to see them struggle to reconcile their differences and come to terms with the fact that they are family.

The casting looks great so far. Dash gets better and better in each role he takes on and is able to commit to completely different characters. His brash, street-smart character contrasts nicely to Ali’s soft-spoken, calm persona. Cinema veterans Basma and Sabreen play the concerned, hardworking mothers who have been betrayed. Look for the moment of the reveal, as each actress truly outdoes the other.

There is a clear direction with the cinematography. As the characters roam the streets, their backdrops are grim and reflect their turmoil. It’s almost like the saturation has been toned down to give the setting a gloomy, gray cast as opposed to the glamorous shots of the Nile and bright skyscrapers we’re used to seeing.

You can watch it on Shahid.

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