Salah El-Saadany

Set in 1933, the mayor informs the peasants that the share of irrigation of their land will be split equally between them and feudal lord Mahmoud Bey. The peasants send Mohamed Effendi to submit a petition to the government. Mahmoud Bey then proposes a project that would require taking part of the peasants' lands.

The wealthy merchant Salama moves from the tannery neighborhood to live in his new building in Mohandessin. His son, Hisham, returns from the war of 73 with a leg injury and PTSD, and his wife, Nadia, clings to him. As for his son, Issam, he owns a boutique, and his girlfriend, Nana, supplies him with goods from abroad, including medicine for his father. Salama decides to marry Nana, so Issam gets rid of her so that she will not share the inheritance with them.

Egypt, 1947: in the midst of a cholera outbreak. A washerwoman tries to take care of her family, while at the same time resisting the advances of a charming suitor who's half her age.

Iman is surprised that her brother Hossam is in a relationship with actress Nahed. His ideal image collapses and she decides to abandon her morals. She invites Sherif to the house in the absence of Hossam,and he discovers that she has no previous experiences so he decides to marry her.

Adel is a journalist for a major newspaper, divorced and single, he was married before and has a daughter. One night, in the bar he always visits, he meets Nash'at al Kashef, the son of a the famous businessman Fahmy Al Kashef. Nash'at kills the bartender and he injures the belly dancer Nadia when she refuses to go back to his house with him. Adel calls the police, but Fahmy uses his power to get the accusation off his son. Adel succeeds in reaching Nadia, the only witness, and makes her confess what she saw to the police, who catch Nash'at and send him to court. Adel falls in love with Mosheera, daughter of Fahmy Al Kashef. The court finds Nash'at not guilty, so Adel decides to set justice to the case by his own hands.

Mohamed is a soldier who finds himself in Gaza after the defeat in the 1967 War. He returns to his native village feeling broken and depressed after witnessing the deaths of his fellow soldiers. He still loves Fatima but her father wants her to marry Abbas who exploits the farmers and eventually rapes her.

Said the officer in Vice Squad is shocked by the decision of his boss to stop the investigation into the case of Alia Hanim because of her connections with officials and turns into a rigid person. When Said has information that some women visit a flat and practice fornication , he tries to prove the charge against them even by falsification.