Thawrat AlFallahin

Addictive from the 1st episode. Great acting and storyline well done to netflix for picking this up. This is a must watch drama with a great cast and superb acting.

I think this is a truly wonderful film. It centres on the lives of certain families of peasants and their masters in the big house with guards. For me It is a film that goes to the heart but is not romanticised.

It shows an increasing contrast between the peasants working on the land and the masters who enslave them with fear and set them against each other by using them as guards and spies, robbing them of the food they produce.

It becomes increasingly apparent that the tension involved in keeping power and keeping a mass of people subjugated through greed and ambition or just family tradition, and fear if the hatred unleashed if the subjugated people rebel, is not an easy task and contains the seeds of its own destruction.

In showing this dichotomy between the masters and peasants it does not pretend that all bad traits are with the masters., but for me it goes to the heart because it shows that most people want to live by basic values of 'goodness', or 'godliness', of mutual respect and dignity, where people can grow their food, live, love and bring up there families.

For me, although it takes place in one area and centres on one house of masters, it also stands fir any place at any time in the past, present or future.

Also, at a time when even the word 'muslim culture can be immediately linked to terrorism it is really good to see the ordinary people who just want to live work and love and see their children happy.

The actors are wonderful especially the women.

I think it is wonderful to have the opportunity to see films like this from directors around the world and in the original language.

I will be watching more arabic films and more by this director.

Whoever it was that wrote the review below obviously doesn't know what the hell he or she is talking about. Most likely a white boy who is use to watching Gossip Girl, knowns nothing about International cinema, or Middle Eastern cinema for that matter.

So far, I'm on episode 16, and I can say, so far It's solid. Excellent production, script is good, action and drama is at a steady pass, slowly excelling in each passing episode. It's a long series, so don't expect bullets or a revolt to be flying in the first few episodes. Understand this series is 61 episodes long, the guy below probably watched three minutes of episode 1 then proceeded to chuck his fit, upset it didn't suit his hollywood persona. Eat a fat one.

There is some good about this show, especially if you are familiar with the culture and the region, The subtitles do not do justice and if you are unable to understand the language you are missing a great deal. The storyline is too long and could have been concluded in half the time. At times the plot is silly and unrealistic and the acting is weak. Regardless of the time period, the way something are presented cheapen the message the show is trying to convey. If you enjoy foreign drama and appreciate lavish architecture, this is a good show to add to your list, but prepare to be patient and tolerate a repeat of very similar scenes on many occasions.

You must visit Lebanon and the middle east to understand the culture. We have and have as we have two children that married Lebanese. This is excellent.