Finding Ola Review: The Netflix Series Brings The Famous Character Of Hend Sabry Back To The Screen

Starring: Hend Sabry, Hany Adel, Sawsan Badr

Director: Hadi El Baghoury

Streaming Platform: Netflix (click to watch)

Filmyhype.com Ratings: 3.5/5 (three and half) [yasr_overall_rating size=”large”]

Twelve years after the success of the Egyptian show Ayza Atgawez, Tunisian actress Hend Sabry reprises the role that made her famous at the time, that of Ola Abdel Sabour, a young Egyptian middle-class pharmacist who dreams of getting married before turned 30 years old. In Finding Ola, a Netflix series directed by Hadi El Baghoury and produced by Sabry herself, we find the character of Ola a marriage and two children after her, apparently made from a life like she had always dreamed of.

If this is really the case, we’ll find out together in our Finding Ola review, obviously devoid of spoilers on what will be the fate of our protagonist. The show, in addition to star Hend Sabry, sees the participation of other celebrities such as actress Sawsan Badr, who plays Ola’s mother, and Hany Adel, frontman of the popular Egyptian band Wust Al-Balad who plays her husband here. of the protagonist.

Finding Ola Review: The Story

Ola Abdel Sabour ( Hend Sabry ) has the life she always dreamed of: she married Hisham (Hany Adel), is a full-time housewife and has two children, Nadia, the eldest, and Salim, the youngest. About her Her seemingly perfect existence about her, however, is upset when, suddenly, her husband tells her he wants a divorce. After having had a heart attack at the age of 45, in fact, the man realized that he was not happy and that he needed to change his life. The shock is such for Ola of her that she is deeply exhausted: after so many years entirely dedicated to the care of the family, the woman feels she has no more goals.

Her mother (Sawsan Badr), who moves permanently to her home, and her longtime friend Nasrine. She, the latter, urges her to react, reminding her that, in reality Hisham had never accepted her for who she was and, indeed, had always controlled her choices and her ideas. Ola then decides to try to take back her own life, returning to devote herself to what she did before getting married: the homemade production of creams and cosmetics. The chance meeting with an investor from Dubai will open the doors of entrepreneurship to women.

Finding Ola Review and Analysis

The title of the TV series, Finding Ola, suggests the idea of ​​(re) finding oneself, which is the concept behind the show. After the traumatic divorce, our protagonist finds herself, in fact, in a completely new situation: she no longer has a man by her side to rely on and she has to find a way to make ends meet after years spent being a housewife. But after an initial moment of bewilderment, Ola will realize that divorce does not mean the end of her life, but only the beginning of a new one, perhaps even more stimulating. Thus she begins an introspective journey to discover herself (or rather, the rediscovery) and her value, which is not only expressed in the canonical garb of wife or mother but also, and above all, in her personal fulfillment. Ola’s determination and passion will be the main thrust to explore a new and unexpected role in which to identify that of the entrepreneur. It will certainly not be a journey without obstacles or difficulties, but thanks also to the support of friends and family, Ola will be able to reconnect with her true self.

The series directed by Hadi El Baghoury explores the role, or rather the roles, of the woman at 360 degrees. And it does so through the particularly credible interpretations of its protagonist, actress Hend Sabry, and the character of the mother / grandmother, played by Sawsan Badr. Two women of different generations who both find themselves having to deal with an unexpected situation that undermines their concept of ideal life, the one that sees their personal fulfillment only within marriage. Initially, in fact, they seem not to conceive that women can have another role outside the couple’s life.

Going through and fully experiencing all the phases of the breakup, however, in the end Ola (and her mother in tow) will understand that, in her life, black and white does not exist being a wife does not preclude being able to realize your dreams, having children does not mean having to give up your career. An awareness that is matured with the right timing (even in the series), helping to make everything even more truthful. If we really want to find a flaw in Finding Ola, it is that the surrounding characters (such as the children, the husband or the friend), are not explored as well as the protagonist and her mother.

Finding Ola Review: The Last Words

Finding Ola in this Netflix series of Egyptian production, the Tunisian actress Hend Sabry reprises, after 12 years, the role that made her famous in the Ayza Atgawez series, that of Ola Abdel Sabour. Here, after a traumatic and unexpected event, Ola will make a journey to (re) discover herself and the multiple meanings of being a woman. An aspect, the latter, that the series explores very well, also thanks to the convincing interpretation of its leading actress and her mother. We would have expected an equally good characterization also with regard to the surrounding characters.