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Al Hayba (2017)
Beautiful scenery. That is all.
So this is a show where a woman is subjugated, her son learns to disrespect her, her son is taken from her, and another woman is hit by her husband because she "provoked" him. This woman's family wants her to go back to him, although she is pregnant and vulnerable. Another side story has a couple trying to escape the area because the wife's family has not given permission for her to go with the man. If she goes back, you guessed it. She will be killed. This is horrible and I cannot understand how a situation like this exists anywhere in the world. Not one of the other reviewers seems to have a problem with it. Interestingly, I see nothing about this show on any of the mainstream USA entertainment sites. They are pretending it doesn't exist. On top of that, this is a soap opera with slow moving plot and wooden acting.
Dicte (2013)
episodes 1 and part of 2, season 1. Spoiler alerts
I have only watched episodes 1 and part of 2. I think the actress has done a superb job of depicting the pain of having to give up a baby. The sex trafficking case obviously gets her emotionally involved. My difficulty is that she makes a series of stupid brash decisions and is dishonest. Also, I am kind of shocked that her boss jokes with her in this sexually coarse way when he hardly knows her. She seems fine with it. Dicte goes alone to meet a woman in danger. She does not call the police, and I guess the police don't carry guns even when dealing with murderers on the loose? Then she goes for a car ride alone with the boy who almost killed her and her daughter. Oh and I forgot she has sex with not only her philandering ex-husband but also has sex with a doctor IN HIS OFFICE, ON THE JOB. I am still watching episode 2 and will probably watch them all. I will have to ignore the stupid decisions.