The everyday lives, loves and dreams of a slightly kooky modern middle-class Egyptian family in the early 1960's.
After six months at sea, three navy officers return home for a short 24-hour leave, hoping for warmth and affection from their wives. Instead, they're met with cold shoulders and mistrust.
The great lawyer Mamdouh neglects his cases because of gambling, and after the insistence of his wife straightens his case, spending his nights at home playing with her, and over the course of days the wife learns the secrets of the game. The picture turns, becomes a gambling player and neglects the affairs of the house
