Rabie is a kid from Sétif in 1980, trying to collect money to buy a wheelchair for his paralyzid sister Sassia, so she can get out of the house.

Haroun is an old bachelor who has lived in Oran for several years. A retired civil servant, he leads a reclusive life until the day he meets Kamel in a bar—a journalist to whom he tells an incredible story dating back to 1942. He claims to be the brother of ‘the Arab’ killed in a story told in one of the most famous novels of the 20th century, ‘The Stranger’ by Albert Camus. An Arab with an erased name: Moussa. Through anger, assertions, details, and confidences, Haroun finally convinces the journalist to listen to his story. His confession is a cry of freedom and distress—but above all, a cry of revolt: against an abusive mother, against a country that failed to achieve true independence, against a book, and against a famous French writer.

1990. Dans la guerre civile qui déchire l'Algérie, le commissaire de police Brahim Llob, la cinquantaine, traque les islamistes au quotidien. Devenu la cible privilégiée de ces derniers, c'est avec la peur au ventre qu'il intègre chaque matin son bureau au Commissariat Central d'Alger. Gênant pour le pouvoir en place, s'apprêtant à publier un livre dénonciateur, Morituri, Llob est dans l'obligation de prendre sa retraite anticipée, mais pourra-t-il en profiter ?

在阿尔及利亚西部，一个地质学家遇到了一个受伤的女人。女人请求他陪她穿过撒哈拉大沙漠和东部的战区，陪她回家。 该片导演塔里克·忒琪亚是阿尔及利亚人，本片是塔里克-特琪亚的第二部剧情长片，他的处女作《罗马胜于你》曾入选萨洛尼卡国际电影节的金亚历山大奖的角逐；他的首部短片作品《马卡里》则获得摩洛哥电影节的特别评审团大奖。