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حسن وضعك

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How it feels

This Yemeni series from 1995 follows a family where the father is a corrupt deputy minister who steals public money. His two daughters are married to employees in his department, one of whom is also corrupt while the other is honest and hardworking. The show looks at how society treats an honest employee with disrespect instead of respect.

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What happens

حسن وضعك مسلسل يمني من إنتاج التلفزيون اليمني عام 1995م، ومن تأليف وإخرج سمير عفيف. يحكي قصة عائلة فيها نماذج متعددة من الموظفين فرب الأسرة وكيل وزارة مرتشي وناهب للمال العام وله ابنتين متزوجتين بموظفين في دائرته الحكومية التي يعمل بها، أحدهم مرتش كعمه والآخر مجتهد يقوم بواجبه كما ينبغي ويحكي المسلسل عن تغير نظرة المجتمع للموظف الأمين فبدل احترامه أصبح مثار استهزاء من قبل المجتمع خاصة إذا كان لذلك الموظف مركز وظيفي يستطيع من خلاله نهب المال العام. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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