A doctor spends 24 hours in a clinic with a group of patients. Each character has his or her own story to tell, about their fathers, mothers, or spouses who don't understand them, and how they've turned instead to drugs.

A woman about to be married meets a man who awakens deep temptations inside her.

Tales of Egypt include a knife thrower's love triangle, cholera and Mecca, and con men and holy bread.