Qahwat el-Mawardi (1981)

Hasanain Abu-Sinnah is released from prison after committing a murder. People of the neighborhood fear that he will return to his power and tyranny. He takes over a chain of shops. Abu-Sinnah succeeds in persuading Ghubashah to rent his furnished apartment to the rich Arab Ridhwan. Journalist Ahmad works to record in his articles changes happening in the neighborhood. Safroot admires Farawlah, who repels him, so he rebels against working in her father's El-Mawardi cafe. El-Mawardi marries his mistress, Raga, after he encounters problems with Abu-Sinnah.