Set during the Egyptian revolution of 2011, this drama moves between the interlocking lives of a state security officer, a television anchor, and a computer engineer with ties to the youth who inspired the revolution, displaying the reasons that led to the rise of corruption in the past 30 years.
Set against the whirlwind January 25, 2011 protests in Tahrir Square, this drama moves between the interlocking lives of activist Amr (Amr Waked), journalist Farah, and a state security officer Adel, and a 2009 incident that not only foreshadows the coming turmoil, but ties them all together.