After losing their family home in Algeria in the 1920s, three brothers and their mother are scattered across the globe. Messaoud joins the French army fighting in Indochina; Abdelkader becomes a leader of the Algerian independence movement in France and Saïd moves to Paris to make his fortune in the shady clubs and boxing halls of Pigalle.
Agence Algérienne pour le Rayonnement Culturel, Établissement Public de Télévision (EPTV), Tassili Films, Tessalit Productions, StudioCanal, France 2 Cinéma, France 3 Cinéma, Kissfilms, Novak Prod, RTBF, Quinta Studio Tunisie, Eagle Pictures