Set in the suburbs of Cairo in the late 1930s, the story follows a middle-class Egyptian family grappling with the hardships of life after the death of their father, their sole breadwinner. The mother and her four children—three brothers and their sister, Nefisah—struggle to avoid slipping into...
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.
Aziza is a mother of two girls who lives in an alley near the citadel. One of the girls is ambitious and wants to leave the neighbourhood and live like the rich so she works as a bellydancer. The other, Karima, is content with her life and takes care of her sick mother and pays home bills.
Despite their love for each other, a couple divorces for the third time. The husband meets an elderly wealthy man and marries his daughter. The wife tries to sabotage his new marriage by wedding his new father-in-law, putting them all under the same roof.
Gaber Effendi is a simple employee at Ezbet Omar al-Alfi's, expelled by the head of the family after Jabir discovers that there is fraud in the accounts of the estate. Gaber meets with Berlanti, the wife of Omar Bey's, noting a great similarity between him and her absent husband in India, Omar....
Mr. Shehata is a family man who lives in Port Said with his tyrannical wife and their children. In a desperate attempt to get relief, he spends most of the time at a coffee shop. The two parents pay no heed to their children's choices in life. What will become of them?
Two brothers, the first is a swindler who asks his brother, who looks like him, to replace him in his business after he is chased by his opponents, the two brothers, one of them is an evil man working in diamond smuggling, while the second is a respectable human being despite his extreme poverty,...
An honest employee finds himself in a tough situation when he is accused of killing his manager due to being in the wrong place at the wrong time. His wife is forced to work at a nightclub to provide for their children.
Adel and Amal meet during their return from a cruise and they fall in love and promise to marry after six months at the Cairo Tower. Will they manage to honor their promise?
Adly and Raouf are brothers who love adventures. They end up on one of the islands far from urbanization. They encounter a tribe celebrating by beating drums, and its members surround Zainab tied up, dancing around him as she calls for help in an Egyptian language. Adly is determined to save her....
Dunia meets the rich, frivolous young man, Mohamed. An illegitimate relationship develops between them and she becomes pregnant with his child. Mohamed disappears and she cannot face anyone with her child, so she decides to kill him. Her secret is revealed and she goes to prison. She decides to...
