"Behind the Sun" clearly identifies the time identity of his film. It follows the horrific military defeat of June 1967, when a senior military commander insists on an investigation into the real causes of the defeat, leading to his assassination by the commander of the military prison , When the rebel military commander refuses to ignore his insistence on requesting this investigation, during the special visit by "Jaafari" commander of the military prison in order to convince him to do so, "Jaafari" can not escape from his assassination by firing bullets,

Bassima looks forward to marrying her daughter Siham off to Ahmed, the teacher who lives in her house. When Siham accuses Ahmed of assaulting her, causing him to be fired from his work and ruining his reputation, Ahmed becomes determined to reveal the truth.

Khairat, a sociology professor, meets the dancer Nunu and invites her to move in with him in order to conduct an experiment on her. When Nunu, who has fallen for Khairat, discovers the truth, she leaves the house and returns to the cabaret. Khairat discovers that he has fallen in love with her.