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It tells the story of a simple [[Egyptians|Egyptian]] worker (played by Imad Hamdy) who can't tolerate the hypocrisy of the [[Politics of Egypt|Egyptian]] government and the illiteracy of the [[Egyptians|Egyptian]] public and decides to hide from all the problems in the country by simply taking [[Shisha]], a popular smoking habit in [[Egypt]], to escape from reality.
Imad Hamdy (who used to work as a teacher) meets with an old student (actor Ahmed
He soon discovers that everyone is smoking to forget the reality and hypocrisy of Egyptian life.
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Even though the film might seem to be about drug problems it's actually a politically controversial movie. The film was produced in [[1971]], and was unsusscessful financially due to excessive banning that happened not only in the [[Middle East]] but also in the west (mainly Europe). It only gained acclaim [[35]] years later. And even though the world is now more open it's still forbidden in many countries especially oppressed countries like [[Iran]] and [[Saudi Arabia]].
It was very carefully made by writer [[Naguib Mahfouz]]
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