The film is an adaptation of a novel by Ismåeel Walieddin. The main character, Ahmad, leaves rural eastern Egypt for the city hoping to become economically self-sufficient, gets an apartment for his parents, and obtains a law degree. He and his family are refugees from a town occupied by the Israeli army, Ismaåilia. Ali, the owner of the Malatily Bathhouse, offers to let him stay there for free. Ahmad encounters several characters there, including Naåeema, a prostitute who he becomes obsessed with, and Raouf, a homosexual man.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Shams El-BarudyNaima | Naima |
 Yousuf ShaabanRaouf the painter | Raouf the painter |
 Mohamed El ArabiAhmed Taher Abdel Salam | Ahmed Taher Abdel Salam |
 Nemat MokhtarNot listed | Not listed |
 Fayez HalawaNot listed | Not listed |
 Naima ElSoghierNabawiyah | Nabawiyah |
 Abdel Ghani El NagdiNot listed | Not listed |
 Souad NasrNot listed | Not listed |
 Ahmad BedirAntar | Antar |
 Ibrahim Abdulraziqthe narrator | the narrator |
| SSaid KhalilNot listed | Not listed |
 Nahed SamirUm Ahmed | Um Ahmed |
 Ibrahim QadryHassanein | Hassanein |
 Galeela MahmoudNot listed | Not listed |
 Ali MostafaNot listed | Not listed |