خلاصه داستان : داستان سعید مهران، سارق جوانی که پس از چهار سال حبس از زندان بیرون می‌آید و به دنبال انتقام از کسانی است که به او خیانت کرده‌اند، همسر محبوبش و سرسپردۀ مورد اعتمادش که برای تحویل او به پلیس با هم توطئه کردند، اکنون با یکدیگر ازدواج کرده‌اند.

This film, inspired by Naguib Mahfouz' The thief and the dogs, tells the story of Mahran, a thief who quickly ascends to be the head of his gang. However, his second in command conspires against Mahran to take his position and his wife. After his prison term, Mahran is thirsty for revenge. But being chased by the police and by his new enemies destines him to a tragic life in hiding.

خلاصه داستان : بازگشت پسر ولگرد پس از گذراندن 12 سال در زندان، بازگشت مردی به خانه تبدیل به یک ماجرای سیاه می شود زیرا سرخوردگی او با انتظارات خانواده اش درگیر می شود...

Freed after spending years in prison, an activist's homecoming turns into a dark affair as his disillusion clashes with his family's expectations. Demonstrating Chahine’s eclecticism, this is an elegant melodrama, exuberant musical, layered allegory, and profound portrait of personal and political disillusionment.