Ku dhammaystir weedha soo socota: Filimka waxaa la sii daayay xilligii Masar ee Nasserist-ka Carabta, markii ay ahayd heerkii ugu sarreeyay ee dareenka Carabta oo dhan u oggolaatay filim sameeyayaasha sida Chahine inay qaataan wax soo saar ballaaran oo mashaariic ah oo si togan u soo bandhigi lahaa hogaamiyaasha kacaanka Carabta sida Nasser. Markii ay xukuumaddu saxiixday heshiiskii xidhiidh la'aanta ee 1955, Masar
Qaransiinta kanaalka Suez sanadkii 1956, iyo kacaanka Algeria, macnaha guud ayaa u oggolaaday Chahine inuu gacan ka geysto kobcinta asalka ah ee Dunida Saddexaad, hadal-celinta ka-hortagga gumaysiga ee lagu muujiyey filimka.