Algeria, 1994. Civil war is raging for years in the North of the country, each day
bringing its share of death and horrors.
Police officers S. and Lotfi, two childhood friends, travel through the desert looking
for Abou Leila, a dangerous terrorist on the run. In the immensity of the Sahara,
their quest seems absurd, but Lofti has only one priority: to keep S. as far from the
capital as possible, knowing his friend is too fragile to face more bloodshed.
But the deeper they get into the desert, the more they are confronted with their own
trauma and violence.