In 1942, the French-occupied Syria bears witness to a plot by a French engineer who tries to steal the idea behind the weaving of damask fabrics.
Azzam kidnaps two French soldiers. Abu Al-Nour (Al-Nour's father) is furious that one of the neighborhood’s men broke their deal with the French. When Azzam’s aunt dies after her house is robbed, Azmy accuses his brother Azzam of killing his aunt to seize their father’s inheritance.