Four women meet at Dar Joued on the eve of Independence. With different ages and social conditions, they are condemned to live together under the authority and injustice of their jailer: "El Jaida". They will share memories of the outside world, joy, emotions and distress of their daily lives.

Nadia is a 45 year old female professor at the University of Tunis. She is married and has a daughter of 18, Sarra. For some time, Nadia has problems in her marriage also symptoms of menopause are inseparable. The physical and psychological state deteriorates inexorably Nadia.

Aya, thirty-year-old Tunisian, lives in Tozeur, a city in southern Tunisia, at the gates of the desert. Between social diktats, conservatism and disillusionment, Aya is not the happiest girl in the world. One day, a misfortune befalls her. Aya doesn't know yet that this will be the most beautiful thing that has ever happened to her. An unexpected opportunity for this young woman who sees her life completely questioned.

费拉兹、梅里姆和他们十岁儿子阿齐兹在去往南部国家度假的途中遭遇枪战,儿子被子弹误伤。阿齐兹急需肝脏移植,这不仅将夫妻二人的生活完全打乱,而且揭开了一个埋藏许久的秘密。阿齐兹能活下来吗?费拉兹、梅里姆二人的夫妻关系又将如何呢?