Promotional poster for the series "Godar" One Thousand and One Nights (Al Jazeera)

The stories are the result of imagination, they take the spectators out of the boredom of daily life and give them moments of pleasure. Over the past centuries, “One Thousand and One Nights” has been known as ancient oriental tales for which no specific author is known, and most of its stories take place in the ancient Islamic eras such as the Abbasid, Mamluk and Fatimid eras, so Tales are considered an established part of the Arab popular imagination, which makes their re-presentation each time a successful popular idea.

With the start of the “Gooder” series in the second half of Ramadan, viewers gathered around him as they waited for the stories of One Thousand and One Nights, beloved by the hearts of spectators of all ages.

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The series stars Yasser Jalal, Yasmine Rais, Nour, and Ayten Amer, in addition to major stars Rashwan Tawfiq, Abdel Aziz Makhyoun, and the artist Aida Riyad. It is written by Anwar Abdel Mugheeth and directed by Islam Khairy. It is a new treatment of the story of “Jawder bin Omar Al-Masry,” which is included in Tales of One Thousand and One Nights.

One story out of a thousand stories

From the beginning (Tatar), the viewer is transported to an ancient world of nostalgia for the past due to Aziz Al-Shafi’i’s distinctive melody. This is his first experience in composing serial Tatars, but it was a successful experience, especially with the scenes accompanying it, which the director successfully chose to suit the musical dramatic escalation and set the scenes. From the beginning in the magical, imaginative atmosphere of the series.

The sequence of the #Jouder series, composed by #Aziz_Al-Shafi’i,


arranged and mixed by Osama Al-Hindi

Melodic musical interludes within the series:

Composed by


Aziz Al-Shafi’i

Arrangement and mixing


by Osama Al-Hindi,


implementation of strings - Saeed Kamal


Kulah - Nader Al-Shaer


, Oud and Bouzouki - Hisham Essam pic.twitter.com/0Hml2kiAhU

- Aziz Al-Shafi’i (@azizelshaf3i) March 30, 2024

Although the story can be lengthy due to the many details in it, the fast-paced episodes do not make the viewer feel bored, due to the performance of the actors, each of whom truly embodies the character, especially the star Yasser Jalal, who switches between Shahryar and Joudar bin Omar Al-Masry with great smoothness in performance that makes the viewer separate the two characters. In the story, the character of the king and the character of the popular hero that the audience always prefers, as he presented the role of Joder, the strong boy who resists injustice and does what an ordinary person cannot do, and defends the weak in the story, which prompted the audience to follow the episodes to follow the hero’s journey.

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Yasmine Rais's performance in the Scheherazade scenes is characterized by lightheartedness and good pronunciation of the Arabic language, which distances her from comparisons with the old stars who played the role before.

Different sectors of the public

From the beginning, the series succeeded in attracting different segments of the audience, as it was awaited by the relatively large generations whose childhood and youth memories were linked to the series “One Thousand and One Nights” when it was broadcast over the years on Egyptian television with different heroes, especially with the use of the music of the Scheherazade Symphony by the Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Inspired by the tales of One Thousand and One Nights, which were shown in the oldest version of the series “One Thousand and One Nights” and the one most ingrained in viewers’ memories, which is the version that starred Hussein Fahmy and Naglaa Fathi in 1984, as if the director was trying to restore memories of old scenes to emphasize the idea of ​​nostalgia ( nostalgia).

The series was also awaited by the modern generation of audiences who had not seen the stories of One Thousand and One Nights in a dramatic work, and perhaps had not read the stories either, so “Joder” came to satisfy their curiosity about those ancient oriental tales that perhaps only their title is known about.

The power of visual effects

The details of the clothes and decor appeared convincing and far from contrived, as they depicted the magical eastern worlds, and turned every scene into an artistic painting, especially with the visual effects that were implemented with great professionalism, showing their importance in telling the story, as the visual effects resemble magic tricks that make unreal things appear real on the surface. screen to create enchanting and exciting imaginary worlds capable of attracting the audience.

Scenes from #Joder


are a big move for Egyptian drama and the return of the magic of One Thousand and One Nights on the screen again ❤️👏 pic.twitter.com/l21ujKg1lH

- AMira aboushahba 🇪🇬𓂀 (@MiraAboushahba) March 27, 2024

A break from the drama of conflicts

The "Joder" series can be considered a break from the drama of modern conflicts that have appeared since the beginning of the month of Ramadan and a return to a quiet and distant era of time, especially with the presence of heroes such as the artist Rashwan Tawfiq, the artist Abdel Aziz Makhyoun, and Aida Riyad.

This feeling of nostalgia for the past was reinforced by the good choice of ancient Egyptian colloquial vocabulary without excess or rhythm that turns the dialogue into a vulgar lyrical dialogue.

Source: Al Jazeera