‘Blue Card’ begins in the Sudanese desert, where Abdullah, a 23-year-old Sudanese man, sets out on a brutal, unplanned journey to Egypt, arriving in a Sudanese neighbourhood in Cairo. Abdullah’s initial plan is to go to Cairo alone and save money to smuggle his family later. First, he struggles to survive on the streets of Cairo without legal documents or shelter, but there he befriends Ezz, a 30-year-old Egyptian man battling depression and saving every penny he earns for a new start in Europe. To make it happen, Ezz works two jobs: in the morning, he is a cook at one of Egypt’s most prestigious nursing homes for the elite, and at night, he is a street-food vendor. Ezz uses Abdullah’s dark skin and handsome looks to secure him a job at the nursing home as a caregiver responsible for the residents’ hygiene. Humiliated, Abdullah quits, but soon returns after a desperate call from his family. When he receives news of their deaths, he asks Ezz to join him on an illegal journey to Europe. Ezz refuses and connects him with a corrupt lawyer, who helps him use his tragedy to secure a blue card for resettlement. The plan works, but Ezz is later scammed and takes his own life, forcing Abdullah to rethink his decisions and future.