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Egypt · TV Series · Hard
What was the name of the 2015 Ramadan series — directed by Kamla Abou Zekri and starring Menna Shalabi — that broke a major taboo by centring a drama on a female inmate's experience in Egypt's women's prison?
Answer: Taht el-Saytara (Under Control) — Taht el-Saytara ('Under Control'), written by Mariam Naoum, depicted drug addiction, relapse, and the brutality of the prison system through the story of a young married woman — it sparked a national conversation about addiction as a public health issue rather than a moral failing, and won multiple awards including Best Series at the Cairo Arab Media Festival.
- A Segn el-Nesa (Women's Prison)
- B Taht el-Saytara (Under Control) ✓
- C Zarf Aswad (Black Envelope)
- D Al-Ahd (The Oath)
Taht el-Saytara ('Under Control'), written by Mariam Naoum, depicted drug addiction, relapse, and the brutality of the prison system through the story of a young married woman — it sparked a national conversation about addiction as a public health issue rather than a moral failing, and won multiple awards including Best Series at the Cairo Arab Media Festival.