The film revolves around Magda, who lives under extremely difficult social conditions and tries in vain to obtain an honest source of livelihood. She ends up pickpocketing on public transportation, and from there she picks up the lawyer Alaa with his knowledge. He searches for her everywhere out of his extreme love for her and his sympathy for her condition and case, with the help of his brother who works in the prosecution service.
In a dramatic social framework, the events revolve around life in a neighborhood (Darb al-Bahlawan), which is ruled by a fatwa who oppresses the poor. One of the brave young men from that family appears to stand up to this bully, to end the injustice on his family, and on the people of the neighborhood, so will he succeed?
