The film centers on the plan of a government minister to build a road through a sacred forest and the local community's resistance to this project.

When Cecile (Sylvie Yameogo), an unwed mother-to-be, refuses to identify the father of her child, she is thrown out of her parents' home and eventually leaves her baby in a field, where another family finds him and takes him home. Michel (Alassane Dakissaga), the head of the household, reluctantly assumes responsibility for the baby after going to the police, the local priest and the traditional village chief, each of whom advises him to seek the counsel of another authority.

It's celebration time in the West African Republic: the national team, the Phacochères, have qualified for the World Cup final. To avoid missing the match, President Basile Pomaréco has a lookalike stand in for him during a vital diplomatic meeting with his Chinese counterpart...

At the time of the 30th anniversary of the death of Thomas Sankara, the African executive of a multinational mining company established in Africa, Tom - who has Americanized his first name Thomas - finds himself up against the ideal of his youth: each time he passes in front of a mirror, he sees himself with the red beret of the revolutionary leader on his head, and fears that his past will jeopardize his career...