Younes Medhat

A fisherman's son is offered the ultimate privilege to study at the Al-Azhar University in Cairo, the epicenter of power of Sunni Islam. Shortly after his arrival, the university’s highest ranking religious leader, the Grand Imam, dies and the young student becomes a pawn in a ruthless power struggle between Egypt's religious and political elite.

After the death of Zain’s mother and during the preparation of the burials, Zain irrationally decides to steal his mother’s body, fulfilling a long-awaited promise he made to her.

Nadia has to choose between looking after her suicidal depressed mother, and attending a job interview which could change her life and provide for her family.