Syrian director who has graduated from the High Institute of Performing Arts. He obtained his PhD in film and TV directing from the UK. His works include Time of Silence (2003), Anecdotes and Tales (2005), and The Illusioned (2006).
In one of the slums, a group of intertwined stories revolve around residents whose movement may extend outside this neighborhood due to work or study, and their fates intersect with the paths of some characters from other neighborhoods of the city.
The series follows the family of Al-Mallah and Khaldun: the former enjoys great influence, while the other belongs to a downtrodden class. The spark of the story erupts with Khaldun’s desire to rob the Al-Mallah family, which turns the matter into a war between them and a settling of scores about the shared past and present that unites them.
Alaa Al-Din Zeibak, a man from a well-off family, has Down syndrome, and he crosses paths with Badr, a man of a humble origin, who has autism spectrum disorder. As they interact, several situations ensue, shedding light on the lives and struggles of the differently-abled people.