Tarek Reda (Ahmed Fahmy) works in security at a real estate firm and is deeply in love with buffet attendant Amal Abdel Aziz (Nahed El Sebai), a social work institute graduate skilled in computing. Tarek is forced into a customary marriage with Amal, but the couple suffers from social and financial hardships that prevent them from living a normal married life. Taking advantage of the vacant archive room, Tarek tries to consummate their marriage with Amal, only to be caught in a scandal on security cameras. Tarek fails to stay over with his wife at his father's house and finds no friend who can put him up temporarily. Doria Hanem El Shalqani (Shaimaa Saif), the ultra-wealthy owner of the real estate company who inherited a vast fortune from her father, believes money can buy anything. She had married a poor young man, Naji (Ayman El Kaissouni), who coveted her fortune; when tensions flared, she divorced him. When Naji later tries to assault her at the company, Amal defends her. In gratitude, Doria appoints Amal as her secretary and gives her money for new clothes. Intrigued by Amal and Tarek's love story, Doria forgives their incident in the archive room. Tarek tries renting a room in a shady boarding house, but the couple is harassed by the proprietors. Meanwhile, Doria's ex-husband stalks her relentlessly, prompting her to flee to her country estate alongside her friend Gigi (Khouloud Serhan) and Amal. Gigi is having a secret affair with Naji, Doria's ex-husband; when Amal finds out, she exposes them to Doria Hanem. Seeking to play a game with the couple, Doria offers Tarek and Amal one million pounds—to be split evenly between them—in exchange for Doria marrying Tarek under a customary contract for a single month. Driven by need, Tarek agrees, while Amal grows greedy, stipulating that the two must not consummate the marriage during that month. Doria isolates Tarek, promising him an extra million pounds just for himself if he fulfills all her wishes. Once Tarek agrees, Doria exposes the deal in front of Amal to drive a wedge between husband and wife, offering Amal an apartment, a luxury car, and an attractive job offer in the Gulf. Amal accepts and travels abroad, while Tarek takes the million pounds and moves into television hosting. Having proven that all men are unfaithful and broken up Tarek and Amal, Doria returns to her ex-husband, Naji. Years later, Amal returns from the Gulf, and the two former lovers cross paths, meeting as complete strangers. (The American Game)
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