The Stories

Egypt, Summer 1967. As the threat of war looms over Egypt, Ahmed receives a letter from Austria – Liz has replied to his search for a pen pal. They begin a long-distance friendship that is viewed with suspicion by his relatives. From this summer onwards, Ahmed’s efforts to become a pianist despite his humble social class will gain an unstoppable momentum, as Liz pushes him towards his elusive goal, a public concert. Together, Ahmed and Liz will live through war, family joys, opposition and dramas, failures and triumphs that rocked Egypt until the 1980s. The Stories is a chronicle of the small victories of a simple family trying to survive a country under the constant threat of change.