Series 2024
Khuyut Al Maazib
A young apprentice confronts a harsh master in the world of traditional bisht weaving in Al-Ahsa.
- Country collection
- Saudi Arabia
- Original title
- خيوط المعازيب
- Director
- Abdulaziz AlshlaheiManaf Abdal
- First released
- 2024
Editorial profile. Availability of this series on LAREINE TV has not been confirmed.
The series, without spoilers
Farhan is sent to learn a demanding trade under Abu Issa, whose authority reaches far beyond the workshop. His father Jassim and mother Badriya must negotiate their own dependence on the same world of employers and artisans. The boy’s resistance brings family survival, dignity and unequal power into conflict.
Context & recognition
Set in Al-Ahsa in the 1960s, the drama follows a craft and the relationships built around it. Recreated streets and workshops support a story about livelihoods and changing opportunities.
Main characters & cast
Farhan
Mohammed Abdulkhaliq
A young apprentice resisting his master’s cruelty.
Abu Issa
Abdulmohsen Alnemr
A powerful, severe master in the bisht trade.
Jassim
Ibrahim Alhasawi
Farhan’s father, a weaver with limited income.
Badriya
Reem Arhama
Farhan’s mother and Jassim’s wife.