Ramy Gheit

Al Mahragan

The film follows an unemployed man called “Bors” (Gecko), who hails from one of Cairo's slums, and the hardships he faces while trying to get married to the girl he loves.

A Christian kid suddenly is forced to go to a public school after his father dies and because of a misunderstanding everyone thinks that he's a Muslim.

Shehata is the son of a modest gardener who saved all his money to open a fruit stand and named it after his favorite son. Shehata's siblings get so jealous of their brother and plot against him. A representation of the downfall of society and its decaying morals.

After the death of his mother, Yehia decides to return to Alexandria, the place where he first grew up and fell in love with the girl next door. He gives up his job as a physician and takes up fishing. He learns a lot from the stories of other people and discovers the meaning of life while meditating out at sea.

The film revolves around a group of young people, living in a popular area and suffer from poverty and unemployment, and after a series of events they decide to travel abroad to escape from their miserable lives and eventually realize the value of Egypt comes and they're back to their homeland.

Nouna becomes the first female marriage officiant in Egypt which comes with its own set of problems and obstacles that lands her in comic situations as her clients reflect a number of recent social issues that plagues the Egyptian society.