A comedy western coming from Egypt. The title, "Viva Zalata", clearly reminds to "Viva Zapata!" (1952, directed by Elia Kazan). A bandit of Egyptian origins leads a gang of Mexican outlaws terrorizing a small city at the border between Mexico and the U.S..
A woman who is the owner of a group of shops discovers, after the death of her husband, that he was married to another woman. She decides to marry one of her employees, who tries to make her happy with all sincerity. But he meets a beautiful young widow, which leads into trouble.
Officer Hussein dies in a terrorist operation, and his friend, broadcaster Sameh, takes care of raising his son Tamer, who saw his parents killed in front of him, until a family member takes him in.
