When her husband asks her to tone down the subversive political rhetoric on her program, Egyptian talk show host Hebba draws even more heat by beginning a series that explores the experience of women in contemporary Egypt.

Egyptian auteur Yousry Nasrallah brilliantly updates the Arabian Nights for our era of televised politics and women’s rights. Three love stories delving into gender struggles are cleverly interwoven with a talk show hostess’s crisis, in a stylish and savvy, deeply engaged neo-melodrama.