Algérie, 1994. S. et Lotfi, deux amis d’enfance, traversent le désert à la recherche d’Abou Leila, un dangereux terroriste. La poursuite semble absurde, le Sahara n’ayant pas encore été touché par la vague d’attentats. Mais S., dont la santé mentale est vacillante, est convaincu d’y trouver Abou Leila. Lotfi, lui, n’a qu’une idée en tête : éloigner S. de la capitale. Pourtant, c’est en s’enfonçant dans le désert qu’ils vont se confronter à leur propre violence.

Algeria, 1994. S. and Lotfi, two friends from childhood, travel through the desert looking for Abou Leila, a dangerous terrorist on the run. Their quest seems absurd, given that the Sahara has not been affected by the wave of attacks. Lofti has only one priority: to keep S. as far from the capital as possible, knowing his friend is too fragile to face more bloodshed. But the closest they get into the desert, the more they will be confronted with their own violence.