Zuhair Abdel Karim

Sacrifices

As an elderly man on his deathbed looks to give his name to one of his newborn grandsons, he's unable to acknowledge any of them. The three boys grow up with no name in the Syrian mountains, as they struggle to survive in a war-torn country.

Hayat

In a sad land, violence takes over one of its girls, turning her life into a hell whose flames are fanned by those closest to her. Hayat, a simple girl lives governed by ignorance, bigotry, and deprivation. She spends her days according to what is destined for her, growing up without love, without dreams, without hope. One day, fate brings her a disaster from which there is no escape except a death sentence. At the moment death appears imminent, fate intervenes once again to open a new horizon for life, but with an irreplaceable loss. Hayat, a story of a journey through worlds of secrets, fear, and escape in search of salvation.

Stars in Broad Daylight

In his debut feature film, director Muhammad explores the inexorable dissolution of a family, ironically during the planning of a wedding, the kind of ritual that ought to bond family members together in shared joy. The film exposes the divisive dynamics of patriarchal oppression, and the terrible connections between familial and sociopolitical violence.

Temporary Darkness

The film tells the story of two characters at a new stage in their lives, whose fates intersect, a meeting that will force them to reconsider their reality.

The Long Night

Four political activists friends are arrested by the repressive regime in Syria in the 1970s and spend twenty years in detention, three of them are released, and the fourth remains. The three friends are shocked by the huge changes they found in society, while showing the hardships their fourth comrade faces in prison.

Men Underneath the Fez

Men Under the Fez is a Syrian ensemble drama that explores the quiet gap between public virtue and private behaviour. Set in a society where educated, “progressive” men speak fluently about equality and modern values, the series gradually reveals the contradictions in their personal lives — and the emotional cost carried by the women closest to them. Through intersecting stories of marriages, desire, hypocrisy and self-deception, it offers a sharp, often uncomfortable portrait of everyday patriarchy. Directed by Hisham Sharbatji, starring Khaled Taja and Karess Bashar.

The Falcon of Quraish

When the Abbasids overthrow the Umayyad Caliphate in Damascus, slaughtering nearly the entire dynasty, one young prince escapes — Abd al-Rahman. Hunted across deserts and seas, he eventually reaches the fringes of the Muslim world and, through sheer will and political genius, founds a new Umayyad emirate in Andalusia. Written by Walid Seif and directed by Hatem Ali, this is the first chapter of their celebrated Andalusian trilogy — epic, human and historically meticulous.

Congratulations

The series presents archetypes that reflect the issues encountered by people who are about to marry, as all the romance fades once the groom is forced to pay all he has in order to secure a house, turning his life after marriage into a struggle to pay off his debts.

Sacrifices

As an elderly man on his deathbed looks to give his name to one of his newborn grandsons, he's unable to acknowledge any of them. The three boys grow up with no name in the Syrian mountains, as they struggle to survive in a war-torn country.

Hayat

In a sad land, violence takes over one of its girls, turning her life into a hell whose flames are fanned by those closest to her. Hayat, a simple girl lives governed by ignorance, bigotry, and deprivation. She spends her days according to what is destined for her, growing up without love, without dreams, without hope. One day, fate brings her a disaster from which there is no escape except a death sentence. At the moment death appears imminent, fate intervenes once again to open a new horizon for life, but with an irreplaceable loss. Hayat, a story of a journey through worlds of secrets, fear, and escape in search of salvation.

Stars in Broad Daylight

In his debut feature film, director Muhammad explores the inexorable dissolution of a family, ironically during the planning of a wedding, the kind of ritual that ought to bond family members together in shared joy. The film exposes the divisive dynamics of patriarchal oppression, and the terrible connections between familial and sociopolitical violence.

Temporary Darkness

The film tells the story of two characters at a new stage in their lives, whose fates intersect, a meeting that will force them to reconsider their reality.

The Long Night

Four political activists friends are arrested by the repressive regime in Syria in the 1970s and spend twenty years in detention, three of them are released, and the fourth remains. The three friends are shocked by the huge changes they found in society, while showing the hardships their fourth comrade faces in prison.

Men Underneath the Fez

Men Under the Fez is a Syrian ensemble drama that explores the quiet gap between public virtue and private behaviour. Set in a society where educated, “progressive” men speak fluently about equality and modern values, the series gradually reveals the contradictions in their personal lives — and the emotional cost carried by the women closest to them. Through intersecting stories of marriages, desire, hypocrisy and self-deception, it offers a sharp, often uncomfortable portrait of everyday patriarchy. Directed by Hisham Sharbatji, starring Khaled Taja and Karess Bashar.

The Falcon of Quraish

When the Abbasids overthrow the Umayyad Caliphate in Damascus, slaughtering nearly the entire dynasty, one young prince escapes — Abd al-Rahman. Hunted across deserts and seas, he eventually reaches the fringes of the Muslim world and, through sheer will and political genius, founds a new Umayyad emirate in Andalusia. Written by Walid Seif and directed by Hatem Ali, this is the first chapter of their celebrated Andalusian trilogy — epic, human and historically meticulous.

Congratulations

The series presents archetypes that reflect the issues encountered by people who are about to marry, as all the romance fades once the groom is forced to pay all he has in order to secure a house, turning his life after marriage into a struggle to pay off his debts.

Aldighri

AlDaghari is a Syrian social comedy series, based on the story of Turkish writer Aziz Nesin, produced by Syrian Arab Television in 1992, directed by Haitham Haqqi. It tells the story of a fraudulent person who exploits the gullibility of the villagers.

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The events of the series take place inside (Al-Hal Market) in the capital (Damascus), highlighting the conditions of the Syrians, through the story of the (Noman Al-Zeer) family and the events and problems they are exposed to.

Khamsin Winds

A political drama depicting the life of a detainee who spent 10 years in prison. When he is finally released, his joy is incomplete as he observes the struggles and tragedies of his family, willing to try his hardest to fix whatever can be fixed.

Forgiveness

A love story between Azza and Amjad, whose hopes and efforts are united to make a happy family. But their love faces unexpected obstacles which turns into an inescapable parting story.

Marzouq On All Fronts

In which dramatic events are mixed with funny comedy, the main character "Marzouk" is a man who always cares about the concerns of others and tries to find solutions for them just because he knows that this is one of the duties of the respectable man, as he tries to solve the problems of neighbors and relatives, but he often falls into serious problems because of that, until personal problems occur.

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Emra'a Min Ramad

Emra'a Min Ramad (امرأة من رماد) — is a 2015 Syrian drama centered on Jihad, a kind-hearted woman whose life is shattered by a devastating loss during the Syrian civil war. Stripped of her son and her ability to have children, she undergoes a profound psychological collapse, transforming into a hardened and destructive figure. The series traces her unraveling alongside the broader human toll of war on those around her.

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