The life in a Catalan (Southern France) village near the border may be quite boring. A young man who is escaping from his homeland is seeking for something and may find it in this weird place. You see the relationship between the people in the village, their dreams, their past and their perspectives in life. The foreigner is hosted there and is messed in the deep whereabouts of these people and tries somehow to fit in.

The Muller company organizes a reception to mark the launch of a new product. During the evening, we discover that this is actually a coaching exercise for company executives. Gradually, rumours about the upcoming acquisition of the company start to emerge and everyone finds themselves trying to save their place.

De la campagne paisible aux paysages sidérurgiques sinistrés de Lorraine, sur la trace d’un passé enfoui, le chemin noir traverse la France d’aujourd’hui et celle d’hier. à travers un destin individuel s’y raconte une histoire collective, celle de l’immigration algérienne en France. Aux sons du jazzman Archie Shepp, l’enfance du réalisateur renaît et avec elle son cortège de fantômes : les vieux Arabes invisibles, le métal en fusion.

2023 film directed by Mathias Gokalp