Although he lives in a marginalised neighbourhood, 12-year-old Abdel is gifted and eager to learn. When his friend Bashir starts dealing with a local gang, Abdel is reluctantly drawn into the criminal activity. When Bashir gets into trouble, Abdel tries to help him and inadvertently uncovers the gang's hideout. The rival gang launches a retaliatory raid, one of its members is killed and Abdel is held responsible. The director poses the question: how to survive as a child in an environment where circumstances do not allow one to be a child? The film has won awards at three children's and youth festivals,"