
Hamed leaves his hometown and goes to Cairo to work as a gatekeeper in a building. He marries Fathia, who comes to live with him in Cairo. Fathia gradually learns to read and write and she aspires to work in a good job while Alaa who lives in the building tries to woo her.
Fatheya - فتحية
Hamed - حامد البواب
Engineer Alaa Bahjat - المهندس علاء بهجت
journalist - الصحفية العصرية

Alaa's friend - صديقة علاء العصرية
Elham - the dancer - ست إلهام - الراقصة
Aleya - ست علية - الموظفة
العالمة
Fatima - فاطمة
Gaber - جابر - الغفير