Algeria, the 1930s. Younes is nine years old when he is put in his uncle's care in Oran. Rebaptized Jonas, he grows up among the Rio Salado youths, with whom he becomes friends. Emilie is one of the gang; everyone is in love with her. A great love story develops between Jonas and Emilie, which is soon unsettled by the conflicts troubling the country.
Nora Arnezeder
Émilie
Fu'ad Aït Aattou
Younès / Jonas
Anne Parillaud
Madame Cazenave
Vincent Perez
Juan Rucillio
Anne Consigny
Madeleine
Mohamed Fellag
Mohamed
Nicolas Giraud
Fabrice
Olivier Barthélémy
Jean-Cristophe
Marine Vacth
Isabelle
Matthias Van Khache
Simon/Michel adulte
Tayeb Belmihoub
Issa
Salim Kéchiouche
Djelloul
Moussa Maaskri
Krimo
Abbes Zahmani
Bliss
Jean-Claude de Goros
Le maire de Rio Salado
Stefan Godin
Comandant de Gendarmerie
Jeanne Bournaud
Hélène
Sarah Elborj
Zineb
Sébastien Magne
José
Jean-Pierre Becker
L'instituteur
Frédéric Longbois
Le chanteur
Ahcène Benzerrari
Le caïd
Daniel Saint-Hamont
Le notaire
Iyad Bouchi
Younès / Jonas (enfant)
Nova-Louna Castano
Émilie (enfant)
Martin Rompteaux
Jean-Christophe (enfant)
Nicolas Rompteaux
Simon (enfant)
Eliott Lobrot
Fabrice (enfant)
Jean-François Poron
Jonas
Jacques Frantz
Jean-Christophe (70 ans)
Nejib Belhassen
Jamel Sassi
Guy Amram
Fares Landoulsi
Pierre Abbou
Le cafetier Oran