Marked by years of prison, Djo, a parcel delivery man in the Paris suburbs, lives modestly with his mother and daughter. One day, an aunt who has just fled the Ivorian conflict arrives at their home with her three children. In a hurry, Djo manages to find them a place to live. But faced with the growing demand and with the prospect of offering a decent life to his daughter, Djo switches and becomes a sleep merchant.
Fousseini, a young painter, struggles to make a living from his passion. Suffering from not being supported by his family , his only moments of breathing come when he reunites with Assata, a young Mauritanian student finishing her studies in France. But Assata hides a heavy secret, the young man will eventually discover what will link their two destinies.
Fousseini, a young painter, struggles to make a living from his passion. Suffering from not being supported by his family , his only moments of breathing come when he reunites with Assata, a young Mauritanian student finishing her studies in France. But Assata hides a heavy secret, the young man will eventually discover what will link their two destinies.
Djigui Diarra grew up in Grigny, in the Paris suburbs. As a child, he spent his time watching Hong Kong movies with his father. Today, he is inspired by directors such as Ken Loach, Souleymane Cissé, Spike Lee, or John Woo to create his own universe in his films. As an actor, Djigui played in the series Julie Lescaut, Fabrice Gobert's film K.O, and Raoul Peck's The Young Karl Marx. Djigui has directed three short films, Utopia (France television prize) Na tout pour elle (purchased by TV5 Monde) and recently Malgré eux selected at the Cannes Film Festival.