Samir Elhakim

Set in Algeria, a widow whose husband was killed in a terrorist attack and her only son have to move from one village to another to escape false rumors and harassment. When they finally settle in a place and find work, their lives will take another drastic turn. Will it be for the worse or the better?

Ahmed, 18, is French of Algerian origin. He grew up in the Parisian suburbs. On the benches of the university, he meets Farah, a young Tunisian full of energy recently arrived from Tunis. While discovering a body of sensual and erotic Arabic literature that he never knew existed, Ahmed falls deeply in love with this girl, and although literally overwhelmed by desire, he will try to resist it.

In the Algerian desert in her relay, for a cigarette, a coffee or eggs, a woman welcomes truckers, vagabonds and dreams... Her name is Malika.

1990年代、アルジェリア。ファッションデザインに夢中な大学生のネジュマはナイトクラブで自作のドレスを販売している。夢は、世界中の女性の服を作るデザイナーになること。だが武装した過激派のイスラム主義勢力の台頭によりテロが頻発する首都アルジェでは、ヒジャブの着用を強制するポスターがいたるところに貼られるように。従うことを拒むネジュマはある悲劇的な出来事をきっかけに、自分たちの自由と未来のため、命がけでファッションショーを行うことを決意する―。