The Choice — Season 1, Episode 5: Battalion 103
Drama, War & Politics, Action & Adventure • 45 min • 3 seasons, 90 episodes • ★ 6.7/10
Episode synopsis
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.
About The Choice
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.