Adel Imam and neighbour Abdel Moneim Madbouly are taken to a Police station after an altercation with a bus conductor. They are mistakenly arrested with a group of suspected terrorists and taken to a maximum security jail.
Based on Tharwat Abaza's short story, 'Shey min al Khawf' takes place in a rural Egyptian village. Atris' reign of terror on the villagers is put to the test when a public act of defiance is carried out by Fu'ada, the object of his affection.
Gasser, who works in one of the quarries, goes to the prostitute Hamida who falls in love with him. Metwally, who works with Gasser in the quarry, loves her, which leads the two men onto a dangerous path.
Hussein Shaker is a man with dictatorial power, he tries to put one of his colleagues under control but he couldn't because of the man patriotism but then he dies and Hussein tries to destroy the man's whole family.
Yasmine works in a factory, marveling at the engineer Rauf, who works in the factory without feeling it, agrees with the old Damanhuri to clean his house for a sum of money to help her cope with the burdens of life, but this combination between the factory and the house of Damanhuri does not last...
As Marmar enrolls in the Faculty of Girls, she moves from Beni Suef to Cairo to live with her aunt's family. As her cousin Ahmed falls for her, his father finds them together in her room and insists that Marmar must return home. Marmar's family decides to wed her to the businessman Gadallah.
Haniyeh exchanges love with Ismail, and refuses Morsi, who wants to marry her. Morsi rapes Haniyeh and is forced to agree to marry him and live with him a miserable life. Haniyeh's father dies and demands a divorce from Morsi, but he refuses. Ismail knows the truth, clashes with Morsi and kills...
