Love in Prison (1983)

A massive fire takes place at an old housing settlement owned by a businessman who trades in food products which have gone bad (al-Sharnouby). The same man is behind burning the housing block, his aim in doing so was to remove the buildings so that he could benefit from the value of the land after its tenants have been removed. His lawyer (Abou al-Fotouh) suggests that a poor man is brought in so that he could confess to lighting the fire in exchange for a sum of money, the aim in doing so is to clear al-Sharnouby of suspicion.