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Television · 2001

Al Aasr Market

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In the turbulent era surrounding Egypt's 1952 revolution, an idealistic man wages a relentless personal and moral struggle against a corrupt, authoritarian power broker who frames and imprisons him.

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  • Kamal Abu Raya deserves the highest awards; a world-class, challenging role, Sayed El-Maghazi is an Egyptian legend.
    @AlibikOmar-y1n on YouTube
  • Years ago I watched the series and used to hate Helmi Askar, but now I watched it again and realized just what a genius Mahmoud Yassin was.
    @FfhFcb on YouTube
  • If you combined all modern series, they wouldn't equal a single scene from this show... The title sequence and original score are an absolute peak and a masterpiece of Egyptian art.
    @kaderbgs8509 on YouTube
  • By God, to me this is considered an Egyptian historical epic, starred by the capable actor and giant of the Egyptian screen, Ahmed Abdelaziz.
    @ابومحمدبنقبوس on YouTube
  • In the early 2000s, writer Mohamed Galal Abdel Qawi penned "Souq El Aasr" as a social drama capturing the conflict between "Helmi Askar" (played by Mahmoud Yassin) and the El-Maghazi family, capturing the corruption unfolding within the country during that historical era.
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