At the Crossroad

AT THE CROSSROAD. The decisions we take at every crossroad in our lives shape our destiny.. Egypt after the Second World War was torn between the East and West. Occupied by the British and ruled by a corrupt King it was inevitable that by 1952 the country would be convulsed by a military revolution. We follow four young people born during the occupation and learn how their lives and loves intertwine with the political events of their country.. Nadia lives a western lifestyle but suffers the intellectual and physical repressions imposed upon her by a conservative Moslem father.. Melanie whose mother is British enjoys the semblance of a free and emancipated life in a world that never completely accepts her.. Sammy brought up in England is still a product of the Middle East. He succeeds in escaping from the political restrictions of the military regime but cannot escape his macho culture.. Hassan is the victim of his ideals. His belief in the revolution is shattered when he perceives the corruption of the new government and when the Egyptian Army is defeated in the Suez Canal War.. Through the adventure romance joy and tragedy of our four protagonists we get a glimpse of life in the Middle East in the fifties and sixties.