Ibrahim ElNaggary

Set in the confines of an impoverished Cairo neighborhood, a community's everyday life is threatened by the ruthless rhythms of Tanneries, rotary driers crushing animal skin, hazards of poisonous waste water, Tahyea desperately clings to her brother, Saqr, whose only dream is to escape.

In a post-revolution Cairo, after numerous failed attempts to escape the status quo of her generation’s depression, Nour, 29, secretly arranges to flee her homeland. Hours before her departure, she embarks on a journey of struggle with a patriarchal society and a fight within to keep her hidden secret.

“Lust” takes us into the lives of the inhabitants of a marginalised street in Alexandria, Egypt, before the revolution. Each character is isolated in their fierce, yet fragile dreams, including Umm Shooq, who has deserted her wealthy family to marry the man she loves. She has settled into a life of poverty when an unexpected challenge forces her to make the most difficult decision of her life. (from dohafilminstitute.com)

Shams is a rich girl who is very attached to her father, especially since her mother died in childhood, which caused her marriage to fail in the first months, so she decided to overcome her psychological crisis after the divorce by establishing an orphanage and a workshop for girls who could not find work, in addition to her work in handicrafts. Still, she gets into an accident that changes her life forever.