Unexpected events force a rich, self-centered, and snobbish man from Upper Egypt to work as a janitor in Cairo, where he begins a journey that would ultimately make him a hero.
Zain; a mechanic struggles to live an honest life with his mother, his fiancée and her siblings. His mother hides the fact that his father is still alive, but the secret she has kept for so long threatens Zain's life and turns it upside down.
The events take place in a historical context, in the 11th century, where the leader of the Assassins, Hassan al-Sabah, and his leadership of the band that was famous for carrying out bloody assassinations of prominent figures at that stage.
The Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan is a wonderfully large and blended family. They give us an honest and often hilarious look into the sometimes warm, sometimes twisted, embrace of the modern family.
A yearly musical contest organized by the municipality of Viña del Mar, Chile which takes place during the last week of February at the Quinta Vergara Amphitheater since February 21, 1960.
Three best friends at an all-girls boarding school make a pact to avoid romance after bad summer breakups. Their plan derails when 10 male students join their final year as part of a pilot program.
It’s hard to find a true friend, but it is even harder to find a friend who will sacrifice himself. Therefore, the friendship of Wang Wu (Ng Cheuk Hai, Ron) and Tan Si Tong (Wong Chung Chak, Bosco) during the Qing dynasty is still a story with relish. Wu has thought that studying is a very hard work for him. He learns to become down to earth only when his mother, Mrs Wang Yuen Xin Yi (Shiu Mei Ki) sends him to the school of kung fu. At the school, Wu meets Tong, who has come here for escaping from marriage. Tong is very versatile, and Wu is very active. They both admire each other’s talents. Under the coaching of Chen Dao Yang (Lau Chung Yan), their kung fu techniques have improved a lot and they have cultured with a righteous heart. On top of the teacher-student relationship, the three have soon built up a friendship. Tong, who tries to get rid of his wife Li Run (Yeung Yi), meets Princess Chao Lan (Yeung Sze Ki, Shirley) at the school. However, Lan only loves Wu...
Mike Deacon, a tough, lone-wolf reporter discovers that things are not quite what they seem when a tramp is found dead in the garage of a beautiful woman. He enlists the help of an elderly lawyer friend, a naïve photographer and a streetwise teenager during the investigation.
Ireland's most opinionated and avid TV viewers offer their opinions on some of the most memorable TV screened during the past week.
The ideal of masculinity - as unattainable as it is frustrating - is in crisis. The series Virile delves into the history and myths of masculinity with humour and wit.
Undercover Customs was a television series produced by Granada Television for ITV which consisted of dramatic reconstructions of some of the largest real-life smuggling incidents based on the official records of HM Customs and Excise in the United Kingdom. The series was presented by Sir Trevor McDonald and was supplemented by genuine surveillance footage and exclusive interviews with the Customs Officers responsible for the investigations of the organised smuggling rings, and also the witnesses and informants who helped crack each case. The 1998 series was Series Produced by Mike Kleinsteuber who also directed two of the programmes.
The simple young man, Fatiha, works as a representative in a bank, and his biggest dream is to secure the money necessary to marry his fiancée, Alia. Fatiha's life turns upside down when he finds a bag full of money, so he establishes his own business after changing his name, and becomes one of the most famous and richest businessmen.
Retired athletes compete for the title of "Mesterens Mester".