Hazem (Khaled Selim) is a young, introverted, and shy engineer suffering from social anxiety, making him self-conscious around others, especially women. He has an aging playboy grandfather named Essam (Lotfy Labeeb), who causes endless trouble for those around him with his womanizing antics, given his history as a notorious ladies' man. When the grandfather wants to travel to his hometown to visit his late wife's grave, Hazem refuses to go along due to the trouble his grandfather always stirs up. Hazem is devastated when his manager at work (Ayman Qandeel) informs him that the board of directors rejected his major project to develop the company—unbeknownst to Hazem, the manager actually stole the project and took credit for it behind his back. Seeking a way out of his despair, Hazem agrees to accompany his grandfather to visit his grandmother’s grave. On the way, the grandfather tries to barge into the women's restroom at a rest stop, leading to a chase and a hasty getaway in their car, only for them to discover that a drunken parking attendant named Ardakhana (Mohamed Reda) is in the vehicle, having fled a fight with his father (Sabry Abdel Monem), who had married the girl Ardakhana was seeing. Further down the road, they stop at another rest area, where the grandfather discovers that the owner's wife is a former flame and tries to rekindle the romance. The husband catches them together and chases Hazem, the grandfather, and Ardakhana with a shotgun. Leaving their belongings and car keys behind, they flee and stumble upon a cargo tricycle. While attempting to steal it, they find a woman hiding inside who turns out to be a man named Sameh (Ashraf Kabara), dressed in women's clothing to evade an alimony judgment. Sameh joins them, but the police soon arrest them all. At the police station, they slip sleeping pills into the officer's tea and escape. On the road, they encounter a young woman driving alone named Dina (Mai El Kady), who stops for them in the desert and gives them a ride. She is on her way to rescue her music professor, nicknamed "Beethoven" (Sanaa Shafei); as a violin student at the conservatory, she wants to help him after the recent loss of his wife left him confined to his home in grief. To force him out, they set fire to his house, compelling him to leave and join them. In the desert, the grandfather is bitten by a snake and rushed to the hospital just in time. Dina then takes them to a resort, buys them all new clothes, and the grandfather’s lawyer, Salah Al-Dahshouri (Sami Maghawri), joins the group. The grandfather finally visits his late wife's grave, while love blossoms between Hazem and Dina. Hazem finds new clarity and purpose, especially after reading in the newspapers that his company is trying to implement his stolen project. Transformed by the journey he was forced to take with his grandfather, Hazem decides to stand up for himself. When he goes to thank his grandfather, he discovers that the old man has passed away. After burying him alongside his friends, Hazem resolves to start his life anew. He confesses his love to Dina, gathers the group, and confronts his manager to reclaim his project, revealing that he had officially registered it with the Real Estate Publicity Department and that the company cannot proceed without his consent. Reclaiming his project file, Hazem sets off toward a new life with Dina. (Grandpa's Troubles)
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