A mother makes her son believe his father -who deserted her a long time ago- is a desert Tuareg.

A mother who has many lovers lives alone with her only child who feels resentful towards her .The brat,Martin, thinks that his father is a Tuareg and he dreams his childhood away while thinking of his hero.Of course,it's not true.The man left home a long time ago.After an incident with his mates,Martin runs away ,hoping to get to Africa to join his dad/hero.His adventure comes to a sudden end and he must go home.Humiliated , he accepts to leave for a holiday camp where he pushes another boy into a gully.Back home again,he is confronted with his mom's latest lover,Pippo.The boy is jealous of him, but the mother's new partner knows how to handle the situation.She reveals the truth about the dad ,and this is ,at last,the mother and child reunion.—dbdumonteil