Hadje Fatime N'Goua

Na periferia da capital do Chade, Amina, uma determinada mãe solteira, trabalha incansavelmente para sustentar sua filha Maria, de 15 anos. Quando Amina descobre que Maria está grávida e não quer um filho, as duas começam a buscar um lugar para abortar, condenadas tanto pela religião como pela lei.

Souleymane, 25, dreams of being a dancer in spite of having a paralyzed leg. At nightclubs, he transforms into the beloved dancer Grigris, impressing people with his moves. However, when his stepfather falls seriously ill, Souleymane desperately needs money and decides to work for petrol smugglers.

Adam Ousmane é ajudante em uma piscina de um resort local. Quando os novos gerentes decidem cortar gastos, Adam perde seu emprego para seu próprio filho, Abdel. Abalado pelos acontecimentos, Adam é pressionado a contribuir com a guerra no Chade. Sem dinheiro, o único bem que pode doar é seu filho.

Chad, 2006. After a forty-year civil war, the radio announces the government has just amnestied the war criminals. Outraged by the news, Gumar Abatcha orders his grandson Atim, a sixteen-year-old youth, to trace the man who killed his father and to execute him. Atim obeys him and, armed with his father's own gun, he goes in search of Nassara, the man who made him an orphan. It does not take long before he finds him. Nassara, who now goes straight, is married, goes to the mosque and owns a small bakery. After some hesitation Atim offers him his services as an apprentice. He is hired then it will be easy for him to gun down the murderer of his father. At least, that is what he thinks...

Two boys (Tamir & Amine) awake one morning to find that their father has abandoned their family. Shocked, they begin to misbehave. While surreptitiously watching a movie, they think they see their father speaking to them and steal the film to examine the frames. Their mother (Achta) eventually despairs and sends them to Koranic school. Unhappy, they plan their escape until the eldest boy falls in love with a deaf girl (Khalil).