My people and I used to live together in the centre of the city, but we were completely detached—as if we lived in a distant, isolated village.
Through her relationship with her musician father, Hend tries to discover the history of her people, the people of the cabins. Hend is from the confused generation that was born in the cabins and then had to leave for the city of Alexandria. However, as much as it aroused her curiosity, this departure began to haunt her. The people of the cabins are Nubian families (Egyptian/Sudanese) who came from Nubia to Alexandria to serve King Fuad. They were keen on preserving the purity of their race and built a psychological wall around themselves.
