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The Choice

TV Series · 2020

The Choice

45 min · Drama, Action & Adventure, War & Politics · Ended

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Based on true events, The Choice follows Colonel Ahmed Mansi, commander of Egypt's elite Thunderbolt Brigade, and his former comrade Ashmawy — once brothers in arms, now on opposite sides of a war. While Mansi fights to defend his country against rising extremism in the Sinai, Ashmawy has been radicalised into a militant leader. A gripping military drama about sacrifice, loyalty, and the diverging paths two soldiers choose.

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The Choice (30 ep)
  • 1. Before the beginning

    Apr 24, 2020 · 45 min

    A terrorist attack happens on Rafah's ambush causing full death at the location.

  • 2. The meaning of jihad

    Apr 25, 2020 · 45 min

    Mansy asks his commander to let him take revenge of the terrorists, while Ashmawy asks his Ekhwany friend to join Alnasra frontline in Syria.

  • 3. Right of the martyr

    Apr 26, 2020 · 45 min

    Mansy succeeds in avenging the nation's martyrs, while Ashmawy travels to Turkey.

  • 4. Squares of Egypt

    Apr 27, 2020 · 45 min

    Ahmed Mansy moves to Al Areesh in North Sinai, while Ashmawy participates in Rabaa's protests.

  • 5. Battalion 103

    Apr 28, 2020 · 45 min

    Mansy joins battalion 103 to fight alongside his comrades of the thunderbolt soldiers. A fierce battle takes place with terrorist elements that and it ends with the martyrdom of Fathy and a number of army soldiers and the killing of all terrorists. Ashmawy joins Ansar Bait Al-Maqdis.

  • 6. Saber And Mansy

    Apr 29, 2020 · 45 min

    Ashmawy pledges allegiance to the prince of Ansar Bait Al-Maqdis, he tells him of his plan to assassinate the minister of interior, and he wants a man to give his life for the operation. Mansy wants his father to tell his brothers about his illness.

  • 7. Minister of Interior

    Apr 30, 2020 · 45 min

    Ashmawy prepares the details of the assassination plan with Emad and Walid. Mansy succeeds in controlling a farm with terrorists and ammunition. Walid carries out the operation to assassinate the minister of interior with a car bomb, but the operation fails to achieve its target.

  • 8. Sinai's people

    May 1, 2020 · 45 min

    Following the failure of the operation targeting the minister, Sheikh Hassan El-Jin tells Mansy that his nephew works with the Takfiris (people who accuse other Muslims of apostasy) and Mansy goes to arrest him. Ashmawy finds out that his family got arrested.

  • 9. Without return

    May 2, 2020 · 45 min

    Mansy's father gets sick and Mansy takes a leave to stand by his father's side. The prince tells Ashmawy about a thunderbolt commander whom he desperately wants to catch, and his name is Mansy.

  • 10. Mansy and Ashmawy

    May 3, 2020 · 45 min

    Mansy's commander tells him that Ashmawy is behind the assassination attempt of the minister of interior. Ashmawy and men from Bait Al-Maqdis kill a group of soldiers while returning to their camp.

  • 11. Hisham Ashmawy betray

    May 4, 2020 · 45 min

    Ashmawy carries out a similar terrorist operation as he kills soldiers on the road. Mansy and his team raid a Takfiri group and apprehend the terrorists. Abu Sa'ad joins Bait Al-Maqdis. The prince asks Ashmawy to carry out the bombing of the military intelligence bureau in Ismailia.

  • 12. Ismailia

    May 5, 2020 · 45 min

    Ashmawy tells the prince that the bombing of the military intelligence bureau in Ismailia is almost impossible, but the prince insists and Ashmawy carries out the operation. Mansy tells his commander that Ashmawy is probably located in Ismailia and that he's responsible for the explosions there.

  • 13. Re-Appreciation

    May 6, 2020 · 45 min

    Prince Abu Abdullah decides to leave the Ismailia farm after receiving information that the security forces have intensified. Mansy helps the Takfiri's mother whom he gave food before. Private Yasser sees a Takfiri, and scarifies himself by getting himself blown up with him.

  • 14. Allah loves the martyr

    May 7, 2020 · 45 min

    The martyrdom of the soldier Yasser, while a big argument happens between Al-Amir, Ashmawy and Emas, ends with Al-Amir scolding them.

  • 15. The sniper

    May 8, 2020 · 45 min

    Mansy and his men arrest Takfiri elements and Abu Suhaib escapes from him. Ashmawy joins the consultive council of Bait Al-Maqdis and prepares for a major operation.

  • 16. Street wars

    May 9, 2020 · 45 min

    Mansy waits to catch the dangerous sniper Abu Suhaib. He shoots him in the shoulder but he escapes. Ashmawy performs an operation with a car bomb and demolishes a vital facility building. Mansy locates Abu Suhaib and takes his men to arrest him.

  • 17. The separation

    May 10, 2020 · 45 min

    Mansy arrests Abu Suhaib. Meanwhile, Mansy's father passes away. The army men succeed in killing Abu Ubaida and Abu Abdullah from the terrorist group, and Ashmawy takes over the leadership of the group in the New Valley governorate.

  • 18. Sinai's monster

    May 11, 2020 · 45 min

    Ashmawy discovers the news of the prince's death, and he heads to the Western Sahara to offer his condolences. He then carries out a new operation, attacking a police checkpoint, and everyone in it is martyred.

  • 19. Farafra

    May 12, 2020 · 45 min

    Ashmawy and Emad carry out the attack on the Farafra checkpoint, and during the attack, 26 soldiers and two officers are martyred, as Ashmawy is shot in the foot.

  • 20. The way to heaven

    May 13, 2020 · 45 min

    Ashmawy escapes to Libya with Emad. Mansy is promoted and transferred to Cairo, and he says goodbye to his comrades and tells them he will be back in the near future.

  • 21. Libya

    May 14, 2020 · 45 min

    Salmy pledges allegiance to Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, and Ashmawy and Emad refuse to do the same. Ashmawy communicates with Ayman Al-Zawahiry and decides to establish Al-Mourabitoun and broadcast a video of his original identity. Emad returns to Western Sahara. Colonel Ramy Hassanein is martyred.

  • 22. The leader of 103

    May 15, 2020 · 45 min

    Mansy returns as commander of Battalion 103, and he encourages his team to regain the right of the martyrs. Sheikh Hussein tells Mansy the location of the man who made an explosive device that killed many martyrs. He manages to capture him, and Sheikh Hassan is kidnapped.

  • 23. Sheikh Hassan

    May 16, 2020 · 45 min

    The terrorist group broadcasts a video of the execution of Sheikh Hassan on the Internet. Salem asks Mansy to help him arrest the Takfiris. Abu Al-Bara informs Mansy about the location of the Takfiris, after which he and his men raid the place but the Takfiris flee through the tunnels.

  • 24. Testament and blood

    May 17, 2020 · 45 min

    Salem cooperates with Mansy to arrest the Takfiri elements in Sinai. A new prince of the terrorist group is appointed. Salmy asks the prince to take revenge on Salem for helping Mansy. Salem is martyred by the Takfiri elements after saving Mansy's life.

  • 25. The last visit

    May 18, 2020 · 45 min

    Mansy returns to Cairo to spend the first day of Ramadan with his family and bids them farewell. Ashmawy tells Abu Omar that he wants to return to Egypt. Abu Osama tells Salmy that the leaders have targeted Mansy. Mansy takes his men to the Burth Square, south of Rafah, to defend it.

  • 26. Mansy's men

    May 19, 2020 · 45 min

    Mansy organizes the ranks of the forces in the Burth Square and selects his best soldiers for the task of raiding a Takfiri group, he and his comrades succeed in the mission.

  • 27. Mansy the legend

    May 20, 2020 · 45 min

    The prince and Abu Sa'ad prepare themselves to attack the battalion in the Burth Square, and soldier Khaled sees two cars from afar and sounds the alarm, encouraging everyone in the battalion to prepare for the historical epic of Burth.

  • 28. Epic of Burth

    May 21, 2020 · 45 min

    The Takfiri elements attack the Burth checkpoint, as one of them drives an iron car and detonates himself in the building. Mansy and his comrades fiercely defend themselves in a great epic that witnessed the martyrdom of many heroes, led by Mansy. The air forces launch an air strike on the Takfiris.

  • 29. The story of fulfillment and betrayal

    May 22, 2020 · 45 min

    Captain Youssef Ahmed executes a retaliation operation in the name of Mansy, and executing the takfiris who attacked the Burth checkpoint. The terrorists Emad and Abu Omar are killed by an air strike. Haftar's forces hand Ashmawy over to the Egyptian authorities, where he gets executed.

  • 30. The true heroes

    May 23, 2020 · 45 min

    The widow of the martyr Mansy, Mrs. Manar, recounts the details of his final days. The heroes who survived the Burth epic and the Farafra attack tell their stories and the stories of their fellow comrades and leaders in these battles.

The Choice 2: Men of Shadow (30 ep)
  • 1. Episode 1

    Apr 12, 2021 · 45 min

  • 2. Episode 2

    Apr 13, 2021 · 45 min

  • 3. Episode 3

    Apr 14, 2021 · 45 min

  • 4. Episode 4

    Apr 15, 2021 · 45 min

  • 5. Episode 5

    Apr 16, 2021 · 45 min

  • 6. Episode 6

    Apr 17, 2021 · 45 min

  • 7. Episode 7

    Apr 18, 2021 · 45 min

  • 8. Episode 8

    Apr 19, 2021 · 45 min

  • 9. Episode 9

    Apr 20, 2021 · 45 min

  • 10. Episode 10

    Apr 21, 2021 · 45 min

  • 11. Episode 11

    Apr 22, 2021 · 45 min

  • 12. Episode 12

    Apr 23, 2021 · 45 min

  • 13. Episode 13

    Apr 24, 2021 · 45 min

  • 14. Episode 14

    Apr 25, 2021 · 45 min

  • 15. Episode 15

    Apr 26, 2021 · 45 min

  • 16. Episode 16

    Apr 27, 2021 · 45 min

  • 17. Episode 17

    Apr 28, 2021 · 45 min

  • 18. Episode 18

    Apr 29, 2021 · 45 min

  • 19. Episode 19

    Apr 30, 2021 · 45 min

  • 20. Episode 20

    May 1, 2021 · 45 min

  • 21. Episode 21

    May 2, 2021 · 45 min

  • 22. Episode 22

    May 3, 2021 · 45 min

  • 23. Episode 23

    May 4, 2021 · 45 min

  • 24. Episode 24

    May 5, 2021 · 45 min

  • 25. Episode 25

    May 6, 2021 · 45 min

  • 26. Episode 26

    May 7, 2021 · 45 min

  • 27. Episode 27

    May 8, 2021 · 45 min

  • 28. Episode 28

    May 9, 2021 · 45 min

  • 29. Episode 29

    May 10, 2021 · 45 min

  • 30. Episode 30

    May 11, 2021 · 45 min

The Choice 3: the decision (1 ep)
  • 30. Episode 30

    Apr 30, 2022 · 45 min

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