Officer Hussein dies in a terrorist operation, and his friend, broadcaster Sameh, takes care of raising his son Tamer, who saw his parents killed in front of him, until a family member takes him in.
"The Day They Killed the Singing" revolves around a conflict between two brothers, in a journey searching for the reason for existence and the secret of the universe, and the conflict between the spirit of tolerance and love on the one hand, and fanaticism and hatred on the other hand.
