Alexandria - the city of sunlight, washed clean by heavenly waters, its heart full of memories of the sweetness of honey and the bitterness of tears. The Miramar guesthouse has seen better days and has become a refuge for a motley group of guests. Here, the generations of the country reside: the grand seigneur of past revolutions, whose name few remember, the playboy who speeds along the desert road in his Ford and wanders through the brothels, and the ex-landowner who has been dispossessed, left with only a miserable hundred feddan of land. Each tries to adapt to the new circumstances in their own way. And all of them are vying for the attention of Zuchra, the beautiful, spirited fellahin who has fled her village to escape an arranged marriage. Complications arise, intrigues unfold, and a mysterious death occurs.