For Adam, the son of a simple fisherman, a scholarship to the renowned al-Azhar University in Cairo is a dream come true - it is the epicentre of Egypt's religious power. When the director of the university suddenly dies in front of his students, a power struggle for his successor begins. The dubious government official Ibrahim hires Adam as an informant, putting him not only between the fronts of the country's religious and political elites, but also in mortal danger.