[Synopsis]
In the third chapter in Youssef Chahine's Alexandria Tetralogy, the director plays Yehia, a filmmaker who joins a hunger protest organized by technicians protesting the injustice of the Egyptian film industry. While struggling for better conditions for workers, Yehia also finds himself obsessed with his young star, Amir, fantasizing about the films they would make together. But this obsession is soon overshadowed by his interest in Nadia, a former actress turned dedicated revolutionary whom he hopes to use in his next film. In this film, Chahine tries to resolve his conflicting attitudes about love, sex, art, and politics.