[sobbing]
[suspenseful music playing]
[Saud] Tell me. Why do you need me?
[Munira] I don't need you.
I want you.
[sobbing]
[Munira] I'm engaged, Saud.
Congrats.
Huh.
You thought about it?
Have you decided?
[inhales]
I don't have a better offer.
[Ahmad] Munira,
guess who visited me today.
Qassar.
The man… was very straight forward.
He said, "That's it. I can't wait."
I've accepted Sabiha's terms.
Good.
Well done.
Bravo, my dear.
[hyperventilating]
Ah!
[yelling]
[panting]
[theme music playing]
[gentle music playing]
[Farida sighs]
Juju, you look grown-up.
[gasps]
Okay, let's see. Come.
Hmm.
Um…
Look, they're both very nice,
but I'm in love with this one.
Like Cinderella.
I love it.
This one then.
[Farida sighs]
I saw Rose today after work
to discuss what happened with you at school.
I appreciate that you've been working hard.
But I mean, there's no need for you to over-stress yourself, huh?
Hey, don't I sound like you? [chuckles]
Well, there's nothing wrong with working hard.
Right.
Umish said Tarabesque has made its first profit
and that you've greatly contributed.
And I'm very proud of you.
For that reason,
every dinar I make will be yours.
Just don't sell at school.
Deal?
Um, deal.
Gran will take you to the wedding.
So I'll be alone at the wedding?
It's okay. Rose and Grandma… what's her name? …Jinan
will be there with you. It's okay.
Not you, though.
Juju, come on now.
Don't you think that if I go, the situation will be… [scoffs]
…awkward?
Come on.
-Welcome, ma'am. -I'd like to book a room, please.
I need the ID of any woman who checks in without a guardian.
It's the hotel's policy. I'm sorry.
Well, I'll book the room for a month.
And I'll pay double the rate.
I guess, in that case, you won't need my ID.
But I still need a name to write down on the record.
Mmm…
Hind Rostom.
[man chuckles]
It's a pleasure to have you, Miss Rostom. Welcome.
[uplifting music playing]
FAILAKA PROJECT THE DREAM ISLAND
No pressure.
ALPHA PROPERTIES
[Amir] Thank God we handled the article.
We have a chance to make the stock desirable,
meaning, we set a price,
then we lower it to 32.5 per share.
That's lowering?
It's sinking it.
32.5 makes investors more confident about buying it.
It'd be better than what the papers said.
Some people will be neutral,
but if the stock rises suddenly with the opening bell…
Then all values and morals will vanish.
Ah, and the news would spread,
distracting them from the article on Failaka.
And people will buy it.
You'll be in a real bind.
[Amir and Saud chuckle]
So how high? How high will the price jump?
-What's the target? -Good question.
A great success is not just the money.
It's politics,
meaning, we step into the market early,
we lift the stock,
then we take the market pulse,
and by the end of the day, we want the stock price to reach 38.
Or else…
[Saud] You'll answer to me.
You will answer to me.
-It's your right. -Then I'll help you.
[upbeat music playing]
Look.
It's Rakan's first time in a dishdasha.
How nice. He looks like a groom, doesn't he? [chuckles]
[Hasan] Yeah.
Good morning, everyone.
I wish you all good luck with this IPO.
IPO - FAILAKA PROJECT - THE DREAM ISLAND
I am delighted to introduce
the executive president of Alpha Properties,
Mrs. Sabiha Saad,
and the CEO of this company, Mr. Rakan Mansour.
Please.
Thank you. Thank you. Thanks.
[Sabiha] I believe my late husband is proud of us today.
But I regret that he's not here with us
in order to witness it all himself.
This IPO was his dream.
And Failaka
was his grand plan.
Such a fraud.
-[Sabiha] And I'm proud that my son… -Look.
It's working. They believe it.
[Sabiha] It was an honor to get to help my husband
for 40 years.
And I'm grateful
that my son, Rakan,
has found the person
who will play that very same role for the next 40 years, inshallah.
Munira Hijazi,
welcome to our family.
You'will make a great wife.
[applause]
And financial manager.
[indistinct murmuring]
[Sabiha] I'm proud
that Alpha will join you
and be part of the Kuwait Stock Exchange.
I'm grateful
to men like you for everything.
Thank you.
My dreams came true.
[tense music playing]
[man] Alpha! Please, God, Alpha!
-Alpha, please! -[Nabil] What do you say, guys?
-[man] One hundred shares. Please! -[man 2] Twenty shares. Twenty!
-Twenty. -[man] Alpha! Alpha!
[man 3] Thirty! Thirty shares!
I have 300 shares in Alpha for you, handsome.
I'll buy.
Alpha's working on a global, major project. A dream project, Failaka.
-I have 6,000 stocks shares. There you go. -You want 1,000?
Ten thousand. Now you're an investor.
[Farida] Seventy thousand for you.
Twenty-four thousand shares at 32.5?
Twenty-nine thousand shares or I won't even consider it.
Huh.
It looks like the stock's rising, huh?
Oh, now it's 33.600.
Khalifa.
You'll buy or wait till it goes higher?
-The Alpha stock, 34,100. -Munira.
-Seventy. -Seventy thousand?
Sure. No regrets.
Munira.
Munira?
-[Nabil] The Alpha stock at 34. -[man] Yes, that board is crazy. Yes.
Did we get to 34.2?
34.88!
[Nabil] Everyone, pay attention!
It's rising to the sky. It's on fire, guys.
Thirty-six!
[Hasan] Thirty-six!
Thirty-seven!
-Who wants the stock? -[Walid] Yes! Yes!
[Farida] Oh my God!
[Nabil] Such a good day. I can't believe…
-We're on top! Whoo! Whoo! Whoo! -We're on top!
The tables are turned, Father.
[Nabil] What?
[overlapping chatter]
[man] Sell! Sell now.
[man 2] No! No way!
[Nabil] Guys, calm down. Guys!
Is this a flip?
[overlapping shouting]
[man] No way!
Who owns more shares than us and… and did the flip?
[Munira] Calm down. Calm Down.
[overlapping yelling]
No! No! No!
No!
[Rose] A thousand prayers and peace upon you,
God's beloved, Mohammed.
[women ululating]
She's gorgeous.
Yeah.
Your mom was pretty too.
On the outside.
But on the inside, hideous.
I hope you don't turn out like her.
My fingers are crossed.
Look at Rose.
Learn from her.
Where are you going? Where? Where? Where?
I'm going to see the bride.
You can't, son. You can't see the bride before the wedding. You can't.
Tonight's my wedding, Mom.
I mean, if I want to see the bride, who can stop me?
-I can. -[tuts]
Oh. You're here.
Let's take a family picture.
Okay.
[Jinan chuckles]
My new family.
-What is it? -The painting is way too much.
So what?
It's in every hotel room.
I like it.
Reminds me of the riding we'll do in Oman.
-Oman? -[Rose] Yes.
We leave tomorrow for our honeymoon.
[Jinan] Yeah, God bless you, sweetie.
AL-HAQ
FAILAKA LOCALS ALPHA PROJECT IS DESTROYING OUR HERITAGE
[mysterious music playing]
I say.
The wedding has, uh, become a funeral.
[chuckles]
[Munira sighs]
It's okay.
It's okay, bank team. It happens to the best of us.
Plus, it will get you out of trouble.
[solemn music playing]
Mr. Amir will see you.
Not you.
Just the main IPO team.
-[Farida] I'm worried, Munira. -What more could happen?
Come in.
An IPO is a long-term relationship between a firm and its shareholders.
The market will course correct.
It always does.
But that won't help us right now.
Sabiha and Rakan?
They're embarrassed.
They're looking for a scapegoat.
Yes, Amir, but I'm surely the bank has your back.
[Amir] The government,
which supposedly is Alpha's partner in the Failaka project,
has asked the Bank of Tomorrow to cover the shortfall.
And today's shortfall is worth millions.
This puts me in a critical, absurd, and fragile situation
in front my superiors! But
what I can say to you is,
that I enjoyed my experience with you,
I'm honored to have given you this opportunity.
But unfortunately, the partnership cannot continue.
Huh?
They'll fire you.
[Munira breathing deeply]
[tense music playing]
-Why? -They're going to fire us, I swear.
We could try.
So, girls?
Mishari just told us.
-You really don't deserve it. -Neither Munira, nor Farida.
How could they let you go that easily? [tuts]
Just like yesterday's papers, they unfold you,
then you're in the trash.
This place will never be same, especially without your heels clicking.
Farida, honestly, we'll miss your perfume.
[Hasan] You know what?
Walid and I are willing to go upstairs now and resign.
Now, both of you, cut it out.
And go back to work.
And what the hell are you guys wearing?
-Isn't it nice? -It's for a wedding.
Omar and Rose's wedding.
[Hasan and Walid] Uh…
I mean, it's our first big gig and, you know…
-Tarabesque. -It's good for business.
All right.
Come with me.
Hey! Stop staring.
Yes. They sacked us. Now, move.
[sighs]
How could you?
Are you hungry?
You want room service?
Sweetie. [chuckles]
Um Mohammed?
-Hello. -[Jinan] Hello, there.
-What's up? -I'm good, dear. How are you?
She'll get married before you know it?
-Inshallah. -And she's next.
-Check out her gorgeous hair. -[Jinan chuckles]
Come.
Come here.
The bride. Here she comes.
Here she is.
[ululating]
-[festive folk music playing] -[rhythmic clapping]
Step back a little.
[Farida sighs]
When did Saud decide to flip Alpha?
He cooked up his plan slowly.
Amir,
Sabiha,
Rakan,
you,
even me.
He played us all just like an orchestra.
Indeed.
How will we find a similar job?
[exhales] It's hard.
Right now, we practically have nothing.
Nothing at all.
But listen, it could've been worse. Believe me. It's fine.
How?
They could've fired only you. [chuckles]
No.
If they had to fire only one person,
they would have fired you.
Obviously, you and I can't be separated.
For better or for worse.
You know what?
The entire time…
you…
you were the one who kept me going.
Oh, come on now.
I didn't cry for…
for the fiancé I broke up with or the job I lost.
I'll cry for my cousin. What the hell?
Welcome to my world.
Right now, you're diving in deep with me.
What?
Munira.
[door opens]
[Um Mohammed] Come on.
-Move it! Move it! -[woman] Dance!
[Um Mohammed] Come on, girls! Dance!
[suspenseful music playing]
[Um Mohammed] Come on, girls. Come on. The groom is here. Wear your abayas.
[Farida] Talk to me.
[man singing in Arabic]
What's gotten into you?
[dramatic music playing]
[woman ululating]
[gasps]
Munira, you crazy girl.
What are you doing?
It's the first time in my life
I dive in without getting pushed.
Are you jumping in or not?
Yeah.
Munira, stop.
[laughs]
[Farida] Stop it, Munira.
Ladies,
what are you doing in the swimming pool at this hour?
And you're fully clothed too.
Last one, I swear. Stop it. Stop it.
[laughing]
[man] We're checking you out permanently.
Please get out right now.
Get out now! Right now! Immediately!
May God help me.
[Farida shudders]
[sighs]
[both groan]
[blows raspberry]
Mashallah. Mashallah.
You're kicked out, you got fired, you had a breakup, all on the same day.
[Munira chuckles]
My lucky day.
[Farida chuckles]
Oh God, I'm screwed. I'm screwed.
Don't look. [gasps]
So the wedding's here?
Yes, it is. What should I do, Munira?
Come on. Let's go. Let's go.
[footsteps approaching]
Where are you going so early?
-[clears throat] To work. -Not before we talk.
A friend of your father's says
that he saw you at the Sheraton Hotel,
You were soaking wet.
They also said…
they saw you as you were getting kicked out of the hotel
while you were leaving your room.
You had rented a room?
Your daughter was renting a room.
Can you explain what's going on?
I'd rather not.
Munira, you haven't just embarrassed yourself.
You have embarrassed us all with you.
How dare you act so irresponsibly?
-You're too old to be this silly. -Silly?
I'm silly because I want to redecorate my room with my own money?
I'm silly for paying double the amount
to have my private space while Jassem has a flat?
I'm silly for wanting to escape this house
because you'll marry me off to someone I don't want?
That's silly, Mom?
Sorry I couldn't outgrow that silliness, but I had no choice.
You crossed the line.
When you move in with your husband, do as you please.
But until that time,
you don't open your mouth or even question us.
On top of that hotel scandal,
you broke off your engagement with Rakan.
Munira,
we've been very patient with you, right?
If you believe
or think that Qassar
doesn't suit you
or isn't good enough,
you might…
end up with a jerk.
I'll, uh,
set a date for your engagement.
This time, you won't have a say.
With who?
That's up to me.
As for you, buy yourself a nice dress and wear it.
Put on some makeup and just wait.
Clear?
Clear.
Okay, I… have work. I am off now.
I know you got fired.
[sighs]
Some other work.
Urgent.
[door closes]
Hmm. Did you find anything?
They want a secretary.
Her qualifications? "Presentable."
FOR AN INTERNATIONAL COMPANY
You've really wasted hours, days of your life,
and neglected Jude all for that job. And what was it for?
At the end, they fired you.
[knocking at door]
I'll manage.
I might sell the car.
Jude, we're leaving in ten minutes.
-[man] As-salamu alaykum. -Wa-alaykumu salam.
-I've got mail for Farida Ma'mun. -Yeah, that's me.
Here you go.
Sign here, please.
-Sure. -Here you go.
-Where? -Here.
Thank you.
FARIDA ADEEB MA'MUN
-[gasps] -[mysterious music playing]
How could he? Can he actually do that?
He can't, can he?
He can't, right?
He says I'm unfit. Can he?
He can, my child. He can.
He claims she's insane.
He'll take her money and her car.
-He'll take Jude away. -[Adeeb] Easy.
-He'll take Jude away from me, Dad. -[Adeeb] My child, easy, easy.
He can file an incompetency lawsuit
just to humiliate us.
But we can stand up to him, and hopefully, we'll win.
[Farida crying]
[Nojood] Calm down, sweetie. Don't worry. He can't take her.
Oh God.
Uh…
Mom, we're late. Let's go.
I'm coming.
-I'll take her to school. -[Nojood] Go ahead, my child.
Come on, sweetie.
[solemn music playing]
Adeeb,
I must… sell my mom's diamonds.
-No, no, don't do that. -[door closes]
There are several lawyers who owe me.
I'll get my money back from them.
We don't need favors.
We just need a good lawyer to defend her and claim her rights.
What even are diamonds? Just stones.
[sighs]
-[horn honks] -God, what's all this traffic?
We won't make it. We're late.
[horns honking]
Mom, I have a question.
What were you all talking about with Grandpa Adeeb?
Well, if you're late, you're late. What can we do about it?
I'll take you in.
[honks horn]
I don't want to go.
Please, Mom, can I skip?
Come on, please.
What's wrong? You're sick, sweetie?
No, but I don't wanna go.
Because you couldn't go to Oman. I know.
It's his honeymoon. It's up to him.
Okay, what if I said I'll go riding with you at the club this week?
-Would it make it better? -It wouldn't be the same, I think.
Dad promised we'd ride a horse in the desert. An Arabian horse too.
[Farida chuckles]
I know. I really know that it's not the same.
But they say… that the riding experience with me is great.
So suit yourself.
You'll feel at least a little bit wild and free.
But today, you have to go to school, okay?
-[Farida chuckles] -[Laith chuckles]
Well, hello there.
Uh, welcome.
[scoffs]
I'm sorry.
Sorry I'm imposing on you without prior notice.
-But I was driving and-- -No, no, you're welcome. Please.
Uh…
[Laith chuckles]
I was saying, uh, I was driving, then I remembered the other day
when you told me to bring Jude to see the Arabian horses.
[Laith] Uh-huh.
That's all. Then I came here.
I accept your offer. [chuckles]
[Laith] Ah.
Frankly, I'd like her to ride a horse here.
It's an open space, nice.
She's welcome. The horses are here, waiting for you.
[both chuckle]
So tell me.
What was your theory?
You planned to flip Alpha from the start,
or, uh… was the Failaka article to blame?
No.
That's been the plan since I spoke with Saud.
And what you did
made me sure.
The Alpha project
is a fantasy.
A fantasy.
And I don't believe in the idea of a utopia
that's man-made.
[scoffs]
My only regret is that, uh,
the damage was suffered by you and, uh, your cousin.
Mmm. Collateral damage.
Have you thought about your next move?
I'm thinking.
I want to expand.
Saud is good, brilliant.
But Saud needs a team.
You mean a clerk?
No.
Senior trader.
Mm-hmm.
You are… excellent at dealing with people.
Your experience is vast.
You have amazing potential.
You have big eyes…
[chuckles] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Lucky me.
These the same words you use to describe your falcons?
Right, but I quite enjoy seeing you laugh.
[chuckles]
We will build Fajer from the bottom
to the sky.
So senior trader?
Mmm.
I'll think.
-But… -Hmm.
Sorry. [chuckles]
I need to know, uh,
how much will you expand?
Well, well, well, well.
You're all dressed up.
That's the least I could do after the humiliation. Don't you agree?
[both chuckle]
Right. Right, right, right.
I made you some yummy juice.
Honestly, we taught them a lesson the hard way.
We shook the bank to the core.
We stood fast during the crash.
And took the IPO by storm.
We have a ladies' room at the exchange.
What good is a ladies' room without ladies, babe?
But that is not…
for sure.
Laith offered me a job.
-Ah, really? -Mm-hmm.
Congrats.
And what is it?
To build Al-Fajer Holding with them.
Saud's the portfolio manager, and I'll be…
You won't believe it.
…a senior trader.
With them?
It's a great opportunity.
Such a tempting offer.
A great opportunity for both of us.
-How? -[chuckles]
Are you crazy?
I'm not gonna let Omar or anyone stop me, not even you.
You and I are inseparable, for better or for worse.
That's why I negotiated for a job for you as well.
A senior trader.
You like what you're saying?
Sweetie, I've received a great job offer.
Oh? Where?
Abroad.
Congrats.
Then…
you're leaving?
[dramatic music playing]
[theme music playing]