After the death of their father, two half-brothers find themselves on opposite sides of an escalating conflict with tragic consequences.

Julie finally gets an interview for a job where she can raise her children better only to run into a national transit strike.

A saga in four episodes that plunges us into the Dakar of the end of the 1930s and up to 1960. A story of passion at a time when life was lived to the rhythm of love, hate and war.

Amin has come from Senegal to work in France, leaving behind his wife Aïcha, and their three children. He leads a solitary life in France, where the only space he occupies is his home and the building sites on which he works. Most of his earnings are sent to Senegal. One day, he meets a woman, Gabrielle, and a relationship is born.

The 8-year-old Aida lives in an apartment in the Parisian suburb. The daily life of Aida and the whole family is overwhelmed when her father comes back from Senegal, their country of origin. Actually, he did not come back alone. He returned with the young Senegalese Rama whom he introduced as his second wife. Aida is very sensitive to her mother's distress. She decides then to get rid of the new visitor.