خلاصه داستان : در مصر، گروهی از دانشجویان دانشگاه بدون ارتکاب جرم به دلیل جلساتشان در کافه «کارناک» که به میزبانی برخی از متفکرانی که گاه از انقلاب 1952 انتقاد می‌کردند، معروف بود، دستگیر شدند.

In the 1960s, the lives of three college classmates, Ismail, Zainab, and Helmy, take a dark turn when the three of them are arrested and tortured as part of the repressive and violent practices that were employed by the General Intelligence Directorate back then.

خلاصه داستان : یک روزنامه فروش در ایستگاه قطار در قاهره به زنی که نوشیدنی می فروشد وسواس ناسالمی پیدا می کند...

Qinawi, a physically challenged peddler who makes his living selling newspapers in the central Cairo train station, is obsessed with Hanuma, an attractive young woman who sells drinks. While she jokes with him about a possible relationship, she is actually in love with Abu Siri, a strong and respected porter at the station who is struggling to unionize his fellow workers to combat their boss' exploitative and abusive treatment.