Saadoun
Saadoun
TV ShowEnded

Saadoun

1998
~40 min / ep
1 season
15 episodes
Drama

The series is set during the period of British colonial rule in Bahrain. It follows the life of Saadoun, a young man struggling to find balance between his studies, work, and unstable family life. His difficult relationship with his stepfather eventually drives him to leave home, exposing him to a series of challenging situations and unexpected experiences.

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Seasons

  • Episode 1

    1.Episode 1

    20-12-199840 min

    Saadoun escapes from the cruelty of his stepfather, Mubarak, and meets Mahdi, rescues him, and prevents someone from assaulting him.

  • Episode 2

    2.Episode 2

    20-12-199831 min

    Mahdi offers Saadoun to stay with him at his grandmother's house, and Saadoun tries to look for work.

  • Episode 3

    3.Episode 3

    20-12-199843 min

    Saadoun asks to work with the owner of the café and decides to stay there for the night. The teacher, Ibrahim, helps him to complete his studies. Jasman is upset that his stepmothe...

  • Episode 4

    4.Episode 4

    20-12-199835 min

    Jasman contracts smallpox after sleeping on the street for days. Mahdi's grandmother agrees for Saadoun to stay in her house. The latter borrows money from Ibrahim to trade with it...

  • Episode 5

    5.Episode 5

    20-12-199839 min

    Mansour seeks to persuade Abu Ali to rent his houses to the British. Mansour asks his mother - Mahdi's grandmother - to sell the house to the British. Saadoun likes Salwa, Hussein'...

  • Episode 6

    6.Episode 6

    20-12-199832 min

    Jasman asks to work with his father in the store, and Mansour refrains from supporting his mother and Mahdi financially to force them to sell the house.

  • Episode 7

    7.Episode 7

    20-12-199830 min

    Jasman's father is unable to pay the rent for his shop, and Mansour tries to persuade Mahdi to cooperate with him in convincing his grandmother to sell the house, so Mahdi decides...

  • Episode 8

    8.Episode 8

    20-12-199839 min

    Jasman convinces Saadoun to work with him to forcefully take their rights from the bad guys by stealing, and Saadoun regrets robbing Mubarak.

  • Episode 9

    9.Episode 9

    20-12-199831 min

    Saadoun suggests to Jasman to rob the British as revenge, and Saadoun gives money to Mahdi's grandmother to help her in spending, as well as to the needy.

  • Episode 10

    10.Episode 10

    20-12-199830 min

    Jasman agrees with Saadoun to take care of street children and orphans, and they open a shop that sells drinks. Abu Ali and Mansour disagree and break up their partnership.

  • Episode 11

    11.Episode 11

    20-12-199829 min

    After Jasman's father dies, Mahdi's grandmother becomes ill, and he fears that his uncle will take the house.

  • Episode 12

    12.Episode 12

    20-12-199825 min

    Mansour unjustly fires several workers, and Reem asks Hussein to file a lawsuit against him. Saadoun discovers that Yaqoub is behind the thefts that occur in the city, and Mahdi's...

  • Episode 13

    13.Episode 13

    20-12-199828 min

    As Mahdi's uncle takes the house and expels him, Mahdi tries to burn the house down, but Saadoun prevents him, and plans with him to steal the house's ownership papers from his unc...

  • Ep 14

    14.Episode 14

    20-12-1998

    Saadoun and Jasman steal the house ownership papers and hand them over to Mahdi. Hussein agrees to Saadoun's request to marry Salwa. Saadoun is imprisoned after distributing leafle...

  • Ep 15

    15.Episode 15

    20-12-1998

    Mubarak is seriously injured while working and is unable to move, so Jasman seeks to help him out of loyalty to Saadoun. Ibrahim dies, Mahdi asks to marry his cousin Zahra, and Saa...

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