Set in 1987 against the backdrop of a hunger strike by the Egyptian film industry, Chahine himself steps in to play Yehia, the famed Egyptian director whose life is chronicled in "Alexandria, Why?" and "An Egyptian Story". Obsessed with Amr, the handsome actor he discovered and cast as his...
When Hassan Bahlal, a young unemployed man, calls the National Security Agency to report a fire that is to break out in a factory the next day, a new chapter in Hassan's life begins as he tells the officer he has foreseen the incident in a dream.
The story unfolds in Alexandria, where Haj Ali Eskandarany is revered as the city's leader for his benevolence towards the humble and needy, and his care for everyone. However, a bitter conflict ensues between Haj Ali and his son Bakr, whose aspirations for power and wealth without effort stand in...
In the depths of loneliness and despair, beautiful Aida visits her "tailor," Victoria, a woman who runs a sensual house where erotic fantasies are fulfilled. After satisfying her desires in the arms of one of Victoria's young men, Aida has a haunting nightmare where she envisions herself as a witch...
Antar, the poor garbageman, falls in love with the daughter of a prominent lawyer, who is a resident at one of the buildings he's working in. Thinking that she's a maid, he proposes to her but her father insults him and throws him out. Antar decides to take revenge in his own way.
Fouad is a very ambitious young man who meets the experienced and much older businessman, Gaber. Fouad becomes certain that Gaber will help him fulfill his dreams and goes with him to a trip but he rediscovers many of the facts he didn't know before.
Mamdouh is a lawyer who lives between his office and his wife Hanan, in the office clients hesitate, including Nawal, who decided to hunt Mamdouh, the interviews begin and after an evening Nawal tells him that he assaulted her, Nawal disappears for a while, then reappears and claims that she is...
After a traumatic childhood that saw her kidnapped, assaulted and living with a pimp, Tofaha starts dealing drugs and competes with Abo Srea, while Dr. Nadeem tries to get people to stop taking drugs.
Awni's father gets him a job giving music lessons to his manager's daughter Nihad. As Awni forms a band with his friends to perform in nightclubs, their attempt to get time off to work in Alexandria leads Samir to suggest that they let themselves be bitten by a dog to take sick leave.
To cover up a robbery, a plan is devised to set fire to the warehouse. When Youssef confides in Dalia about his concern over the fire, she reports him to Sherif, the mastermind behind the crime. Youssef tries to expose Sherif who plots to have him murdered.
Laila, the daughter of the rich man Fouad, meets Mamdouh, the ladies man, and falls in love with him. Mamdouh proposes to her but her father refuses, so Laila decides to take revenge by sending letters to her family members to drive a wedge between them.
Jafar Al-Masry's empire is about to collapse, the devil asks him to kill in exchange for saving him from bankruptcy. Jaafar agrees and kills the hunter Hammam. But guilt drives Jaafar to search for the village of Hammam, and he starts to get to know his relatives and wife Halima.
Adel is a director of a company and is married to Nabila, the daughter of Medhat, the owner of the company. Adel falls in love with the company employee's princess, reveals her feelings and that he was unfortunate in his life with his wife and that his marriage was an interest in relation to his...
A Basha is furious when he learns that his son Zaki had an affair with his cousin Hosnia, he also knows that she's pregnant. He makes her marry Ibrahim, one of the peasants working in his land, who rejoices at first but after the sixth month of his marriage, he finds Hosnia giving birth to a child.
Selim Abu Taqiyya, a drug kingpin who resides in Turkey, enlists his brother Mamdouh in drug trafficking operations until he eventually gets arrested. Selim disguises himself as a monk to visit his brother in prison, and police officer Ahmed disguises himself as a criminal to trap Selim's gang.
After getting dumped by Adel, Zizi marries Hussein just to keep her pride. They agree to get divorced after a while, until she finds out that Hussein is helping her father in his financial crisis without mentioning anything.
The dancer, Azza, breaks down on the road, and Hazem, the commando officer, helps her, and they fall in love. But then he is called to participate in the front, and she receives the news that he has died, and she is sad about him.
Actress Sanaa Kamel is found murdered on her bed, and an investigation starts, taking into account everyone of the guests she hosted at her apartment the night she was killed: her jealous fiancé, a school instructor, a corrupt market manager, one of Sanaa's friends who works as a contractor, and a...
