Love and war
Season 1
April 21, 2003
15Episodes
A black comedy infused with the bitter reality faced by Fawzi and Faten as they struggle against obstacles delaying their marriage. Through a series of satirical comedic situations, the show portrays the true atmosphere of life in Iraq amid political chaos and the paralysis of the state.
Episodes
1. Episode 1
April 21, 2003
53 min
Planes bomb Baghdad as Umm Fawzi prepares a mouse trap in the kitchen, waiting for her only son Fawzi to return from the scrap market.
2. Episode 2
April 28, 2003
50 min
Fouzy finds the stolen circuit breaker and buys it from Hamid Kasousa. His car is the target of an attempted theft while he is on a trip with his fiancée Faten.
3. Episode 3
May 5, 2003
50 min
Rabie Abu Taghreed goes to Fawzi's circle to get to know him better, and tries to entice Umm Faten with gifts to marry her daughter Faten to him.
4. Episode 4
May 12, 2003
50 min
Fouzy brings a cat to eliminate a mouse that is gnawing at the wires. The cat sleeps in the trash can and makes a strange sound that creates terror among the employees.
5. Episode 5
May 19, 2003
50 min
Fouzy buys a bed from the market for his mother to sleep on after she was admitted to the hospital. Faten disappoints Rabie and makes fun of his new outfit
6. Episode 6
May 26, 2003
50 min
Fawzy connects a wiretapping device to the switchboard and discovers a gang planning to kidnap a child. He quickly provides the child's family with the gang's address.
7. Episode 7
June 2, 2003
50 min
American forces search houses for weapons, Rabi' returns home drunk, and Fawzi convinces his colleague's sister not to commit suicide.
8. Episode 8
June 9, 2003
50 min
Faten's uncle gets angry when she appears with Fawzy in a scene in a TV series and prevents her from leaving the house. Lubna continues to meet Ahmed on the roof of the house.
9. Episode 9
June 16, 2003
50 min
Fawzy goes to buy medicine for his mother, but two people kidnap him. His short height makes Ahmed avoid meeting Lobna directly, while Zeina carries out a plan drawn up by Rabie.
10. Episode 10
June 23, 2003
50 min
Fawzy tries to warn Rabie's wife about her husband's actions, but Rabie suddenly returns home, forcing Fawzy to hide in the bathroom
11. Episode 11
June 30, 2003
50 min
Fawzi is hired in the purchasing committee and smells corruption among the committee members. As for Rabie, he incites the landlord to evict Fawzi's mother from the house.
12. Episode 12
July 7, 2003
50 min
Fouzy attends Nahi's wedding after withdrawing from the purchasing committee, while Ahmed is overjoyed after Lubna sees him as he is and tells him that she loves him.
13. Episode 13
July 14, 2003
50 min
Faten's mother resorts to a sorcerer to change Faten's position towards Rabie, and Fawzy falls into another ambush after he decides to work as a taxi driver with his car.
14. Episode 14
July 21, 2003
50 min
Lubna tells Ahmed and his mother that her father is in a mental hospital, while the police arrest Rabie Abu Taghreed.
