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Sarah (2009)
The life of a Lebanese woman exposed to her husband's betrayal, and the suffering of her request for divorce or obtaining custody of her children.
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Release Date:
Mon, Oct 19, 2009
Country: LB
Language: Ar
Runtime: 45
Country: LB
Language: Ar
Runtime: 45
Season 1:
Wishing to wed and have children, Raghda gives Essam a choice between divorcing his wife and marrying her, or letting her marry another. Lina advises Sarah to get a divorce, but Sarah resists out of fear for her children; however, Sarah finds Essam in a compromising position with a girl.
Sarah informs her father that she wants a divorce due to Essam's infidelity. As her father opposes her, Lina advises her to get a job before asking for a divorce. Sarah enlists Afaf's help to get a job, leading to a job offer from Tarek.
When Essam disapproves of Sarah's new job, she asks for a divorce, but he assaults her. Tarek learns that Sarah didn't come to work because of a problem with her husband. Essam grows to believe that Sarah is cheating on him.
Sarah stipulates that Essam must fire Raghda. When Afaf tells Sarah how men will flock to her in the case of her divorce, Sarah gets that Afaf is trying to ask her to stay away from Fady. Raghda impersonates the identity of Sarah's friend Laila and calls Tarek to ask him to go to Sarah's apartment.
As part of Raghda's plan, Essam agrees to let Sarah work with Fadwa. As Tarek tells Sarah that Raghda pretended to be her friend and sent him to Sarah's apartment, he confronts Raghda in front of Essam. Reem confronts Essam about his infidelity, leading him to kick Sarah out.
Shady informs his parents and brother that Essam kicked Sarah out. On Raghda's advice, Essam tells his family and Sarah's that Sarah ran away with her lover. As Essam looks for his children at school, he strangles Shady to get him to reveal the location of Sarah and his children.
As Tarek confesses his love for Sarah, he tells her that he will leave his fiancée and marry her after she gets a divorce. Lina's married lover, Ehsan, reveals that he is gravely ill. The lawyer advises Essam to report his children's disappearance to the police.
Tarek's mother is unable to convince her son to stay away from Sarah and marry Nancy. As Fadwa informs Raghda that Sarah has arrived at work, she gets someone to monitor her to find out her address. The police and the lawyer take Sarah's children from her. Ehsan's wife admires Lina's writings.
The lawyer, Wassim, asks Tarek not to go out with Sarah alone. Essam's lawyer, Ibrahim, informs him that he could get custody of the children if he proves that Sarah has a lover, since he could then accuse her of adultery. Afaf lies to Sarah and claims that Tarek's affections are not genuine.
Essam learns that Sarah will sue him for a divorce. As Tarek looks for Sarah everywhere, Afaf gets hospitalized. Sarah learns that Raghda visited Essam's apartment. Fadwa takes a video of Sarah in Tarek's arms.
As Fadwa gives the video to Raghda and Essam, the latter grows furious with Sarah and confides in Reem. Reem tells Shady, who believes Sarah to be cheating on Essam with Tarek and asks Lina to forbid Sarah from calling him. Using the video, Essam threatens Sarah and asks her to come back home.
Raghda gets upset when Sarah tells Reem that she will go back home. Sarah asks Wassim to halt the divorce case, informing Tarek that she is going back so that she could get the video. Essam tells Shady that he will only approve his marriage to Reem if Shady helps him get Sarah to forget Tarek.
On Essam's request, Fady advises Raghda to quit and start a new life with someone else. Essam refuses to believe Sarah's claim that she doesn't love Tarek and forces her to sleep with him. When Tarek confesses to Nancy that he is in love with Sarah, she breaks off their engagement.
Fady quits his job. When Afaf passes away, Essam and Sarah offer their condolences to Tarek. Maha catches Ehsan in Lina's house and learns about their feelings for each other. Sarah asks Raghda to get her the video in exchange for Sarah getting a divorce and leaving Essam to Raghda.
As Tarek informs Sarah that Raghda gave him the video, Fathy informs Essam that Sarah left in someone's car. Lina debunks the rumor that Essam spread that she and Sarah are gay lovers. Sarah learns that she will lose custody of her children if she weds again.
Ibrahim advises Essam to sell his cars to pay off his debts. Ramy threatens his sister Raghda to stay away from Essam, since the latter is a husband and a father. When Essam sees Sarah with Tarek, he asks Ibrahim to halt the divorce proceedings. Lina goes to the mountain cabin, looking for some solitude.
As Sarah gets the divorce, Essam quarrels with Ibrahim, especially after he learns of the fees Ibrahim is asking for. A businessman tries to get close to Lina. When Sarah arrives to visit her children, Essam admonishes her and brings Reem to babysit, leading his daughter to run away.
Reem calls Shady, who calls the police, Sarah, and Essam. As the police retrieve the girl after a good samaritan reports a lost child, the officer advises Essam to let the children go with Sarah.
Sarah mistakenly believes that Tarek slept with Nancy, but he denies it. Raghda discovers that she is pregnant, which angers Essam who asks her to have an abortion. Samah offers to produce a show for Lina, with Sarah as the presenter.
As Essam informs Sarah that he has given the children enough time to process the new situation, he tells her that he will pick them up from school. When Essam informs Raghda and her mother that he can not marry Raghda and that she needs to have an abortion, Raghda threatens him.
As Nabil offers to claim Raghda's child as his, Ramy learns that his sister is pregnant. As Ibrahim reflects on his fight with Essam, he advises Raghda to give her pregnancy test to Sarah's lawyer to use it to win the children's custody. Sarah sees Nancy in Tarek's arms.
As Tarek reveals that he has been helping Nancy with her new business, he asks Nancy not to call him again. The businessman Samah proposes to Lina. When Reem runs away with Shady, Essam beats Sarah, causing Lina and Samah to rush her to the hospital
As Raghda calls Tarek and reveals Essam's location, the police arrest the latter. When Essam gets released, he admonishes Raghda for her actions. Sarah notices that Samah is trying to get close to her, but fears telling Lina, especially when she finds out about Samah's proposal to Lina.
Raghda suffers a miscarriage. As Sarah's new program becomes a smash hit, Tarek leaves her to attend the celebration alone. When Samah goes back on his proposal to Lina, she grows upset as Sarah reveals that Samah flirted with her at the hospital.
Sarah reconciles with Tarek and supports him as he prepares to go to Germany for work. When Lina overhears Samah flirting with Sarah, she confronts him, assuring him that Sarah will never betray her and that the program will go on. Sarah informs Essam that the psychiatrist wants the children to see him.
Essam asks his parents to forgive Reem after she eloped with Shady. As she appears on Sarah's show, Raghda recounts her story with Essam, leading him to ask her family for her hand, but she soon breaks off the engagement after catching him with the secretary. Tarek marries Sarah.
