In a Cairo building, the elevator breaks down with a number of strangers trapped inside, leading to first-time introductions under severe stress that causes many paradoxes, as the individual stories of each person are revealed.
An upper-Egyptian who lives on the border of the poverty line decides to earn an honest living by having two jobs: A teacher at a public school during the day, and a taxi driver in the evening. Yet, through his struggle to make ends meet he falls into the pit of drug trade.
