“Hussein”, played by Salah Zulfikar, who works as an engineer مُهَنْدِس in a contracting company شَرِكَة مُقَاوَلات couldn’t handle the fact that his wife “Esmat”, played by Shadia became his manager at work.
Although the husband was very supportive دَاعِم at the beginning to his wife’s career, the new promotion التَرْقِيَة turned their life upside down. From this change stemmed many funny and comedy situations at home and at work with their colleagues.
The movie contributed to changing the views of the Egyptian society on women’s work.
Trivia:
“Esmat” the wife’s name wasn’t accidentally بالصُدْفَة chosen. In Arabic it can be both a woman’s and a man’s name.