Amid the poverty, death, and suffering caused by World War II, 18-year-old Yehia retreats into a private world of fantasy and longing. Obsessed with Hollywood, he dreams of studying filmmaking in America but struggles to pursue his dream, given the constraints of his life in the middle class and the horrors of war.
"Wahiba - Queen of the Gypsies" - dancing, music, exoticism and forbidden pleasures.
Salma escapes from a brothel which is run by Shafiq after she was tricked and promised to get married. But his men chase and follow her.
