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.

• Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC)
• MISR International Films
• Hesham Selim
• Majida El Roumi
• Ahmed Mehrez
• Shoukry Sarhan
• Huda Sultan
• Mahmoud El Meligy
• Soheir El Morshedy
• Sid Ali Kouiret