Aawatif Tikla

In the blasting heat of a Friday afternoon in Cairo, a group of people – among them a movie star, a thief, a madman, a cook and a pregnant woman – find themselves trapped in an elevator for 12 hours.

The film tells the story of an ex-burglar who is struggling to lead a normal life with his wife and little son. His elder brother pressures him to return to burglary.

Mona tries to save Laila, the daughter of the wealthy Radwan, who is also her husband. She struggles to save her from the clutches of Hussein, whose morals and character she learned from a previous relationship with him. However, Hussein threatens Mona to reveal her secret to her wealthy husband if she does not stay away from him. So Hussein takes Laila to his house and tries to assault her. Laila lives in bad conditions and a bitter psychological struggle.

The movie revolves around two friends, Mamdouh and Salah, who get to know Amina and Hanan as they travel by boat. They also meet Yusuf, who is carrying a coffin for one of the deceased to be buried abroad, but in fact there is a jewelry in the coffin that he is trying to smuggle.

Sharif, his wife Su'ad, their daughter Sarah, their son Hany and his mother are all living in the shelters after their house was demolished. Due to the inhumane standard of living in the shelters, they go to live in the courtyard of the family house. Unfortunately they find another person living there. Sharif designs and builds a wooden cabin to live in the street. He is subjected to many harassment.

Emtithal runs away from home after suffering from her stepfather's control, and works as a dancer in a nightclub. She gets close to the nightclub's thug and seduces him, becoming the queen of Emad El-Din Street. But when he discovers that she is having an affair with another young man named Naji and is pregnant with his child out of wedlock, he decides to take revenge on her.

A mother loses her daughter Mervat, years later she publishes her picture in the papers with a reward for those who find her. The photographer Mohsen convinces Fifi the pickpocket to impersonate Mervat because of the big resemblance between them.

A wrongfully convicted man falls in love with his fellow inmate. They decide to get married after their release and seek revenge on a corrupt businessman.