Algeria, the late 80s. Idols of the past, such as socialism, are staggering. New idols rush in: capitalism made in IMF, islamism made in Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan. For Nouredine there is only one idol: his mother. And her decision is final: Nouredine will marry Yasmina who is supposed to teach him happiness. Together they will discover the horror of a country staggering into kafka-like absurdity and is falling into barbarity and fanaticism.

The late 80s in Algeria. Socialism is collapsing. An Islamism imported from Afghanistan pushes the country into chaos: 200 000 dead. Under his mother's orders, Nouredine marries the beautiful Yasmina. And with her he will discover love, family and resistance. In spite of the horror. But nothing can survive Islamist violence.—Carthage Film Festival