Season 1

8 episodes · 25th January 2008

A nostalgic revisit of artistic works whose characters linger in the memory of Iraqis as a glimpse of the beautiful past, presenting a different perspective on the fates of heroes and places.

Episodes

Episode 1

Um Ghanim gets a letter from her son in Syria, read by illiterate Hajji Radhi. Abboosi steps in to help Um Ghanim understand the letter.

Episode 2

Abood Al Arabanchi threatens to burn the bar owned by Abu George after finding it empty of money.

Episode 3

Abu Fadhil's family finally goes to the cinema, but conflicts with harassers make it feel like the entire country has become a cinema of chaos.

Episode 4

Hajji Radhi drinks alcohol instead of laxative, losing composure. The doctor order to do for a gastric lavage to remedy the situation.

Episode 5

Saleema "widow lady" the baker decides to marry the merchant Mustafa to escape loneliness, despite suspicions. Meanwhile, Hussein, her stepson, contemplates disowning her.

Episode 6

Lamia seeks refuge at the station from her in-laws' oppression. The station's visitors, men, and women, take care of her, while two men inquire about her to take her back home.

Episode 7

Ismaeel Al Chalabi confronts Abd Al Qadir, who stole his wife and money. They team up with Husniya Khatoon, triggering a street war for revenge.

Episode 8

Two men discuss proverbs, sharing stories like a man cutting his legs for a short blanket and another hosting a friend for seven months.