Ahmed Ismail (Khaled Hamzawy), an engineering graduate of five years unable to find a suitable job, works as a security guard for 400 pounds—barely enough to support himself and his ailing mother (Afaf Rashad). His friend and colleague Hassan (Ahmed Fathy) faces similar hardship, working as a sales representative while struggling to afford heart surgery for his sick father, Magdy Hassan. Ahmed hatches a plan to kidnap Samer (Ali Farouk), the young son of wealthy businessman Ihsan Turk, demanding a one-million-dollar ransom, and convinces Hassan to join him. After successfully kidnapping the boy, they treat him with great warmth and kindness, granting him experiences he was deprived of, like eating street-cart koshary. Ahmed also sympathizes with the koshary vendor (Ismail Farghaly), who cannot afford to open his own shop. Samer bonds with his kidnappers and sympathizes with them, leaving his father no choice but to pay the ransom. Samer then misleads police officer Youssef (Mohamed Qenawy) to protect his captors, whose fortunes turn as they purchase cars and clothes. Hassan's father undergoes surgery, and Ahmed gives the vendor money to set up his shop. They buy a turnkey factory that still requires additional machinery costing more than they have. Ahmed is in love with Noha (Wafaa Qamar), while Shoukry (Sherif Fathy) rivals him for her affection; Noha's mother (Shorouk) had rejected Ahmed for his poverty and favored Shoukry, but accepts him once his wealth grows. To complete the factory, Ahmed and Hassan are forced to kidnap another boy, Ramy (Youssef Wael), who also bonds with them as they fulfill his wishes to ride a motorcycle, storm and wreck the shack of flower vendor Sophia, and watch a belly dancer at a cabaret. After collecting the ransom, Ahmed gives the flower vendor money to buy a room to live in, feeds street children, and places them in care facilities. However, the factory needs three months' worth of workers' wages, forcing them to kidnap a young girl, Jana (Nada Adel). They fulfill her wishes to visit a beauty salon, wear a backless evening dress with high heels, party at a cabaret, and celebrate her birthday. Officer Youssef eventually tracks down and arrests the kidnappers. Before prosecutor Amr Abdel Aziz, witnesses testify praising Ahmed's generous deeds. Ahmed defends his actions, explaining he only wanted to practice his profession as an engineer, but circumstances stood in his way, compelling him to kidnap children to fund a factory employing 300 workers—meaning he obtained the money the wrong way but spent it the right way. Although the prosecutor is persuaded by his logic, the law requires ordering a 15-day detention extension pending trial. (Nashet Fi Haraket Eyal)
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