In an announcement released to the media, the series "Talatha" is described as follows: "A new and groundbreaking musical youth drama about three 17-year-old friends from a disadvantaged neighborhood in Jaffa: Delina the Eritrean, Yasmin the Arab, and Ella the Jew. Delina suffers from stigmas because of her skin color and her temporary status in Israel; Yasmin is trying her whole life To prove that she is no less good than the Jews; and Ella tries to distinguish herself from her criminal father, whose infamous surname she reluctantly bears. Together, the girls form a band called "Talatha" (three in Arabic) and write protest songs about their lives in Hebrew, Arabic and Tigray.
But summaries separately and reality separately.
The series, which aired this week on the Teen Nick channel for HOT viewers, does not hide its messages and agendas.
No subtitles.
All in the face.
The drama, as mentioned, follows the group of girls - an Arab, a dark-skinned refugee and a Moroccan from a family of criminals (Valery Hamati, Parafilov Mongoza and Lehi Toledano).
They were accepted into a reality show, which tries to obscure their identity and the protest messages in their songs.
"Talatha", photo: HOT
Each carries the usual problems of girls in their sector, and they struggle with conservative parents, racism, stigmas and discrimination, as mentioned, and it is true.
But the banal and limited package mentioned above is so engineered that it paints the seemingly subversive messages in the shimmering hue of commercial pop corporations with catchy hits, fandom and merchandising, and with a nod to the international market.
"Talatha", Tin Nick channel, HOT
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