In an Algerian village, just before the war of independence, the inhabitants are under the thumb of a local strongman and a wealthy merchant. Among them is El Faïza, an old woman searching for her son who has escaped from prison. The gendarmes arrest El Faïza and seize the property of the villagers who haven't paid their taxes. The situation is ripe for a revolt…

Sid Ahmed Agoumi
as Khaled

Taha El-Amiri
as El Hadj

Saïd Hilmi
as Mehdi

Areski Nebti
as Monsieur Vachonne

Mustapha Hassan Belhadj
as Abderazak

Mahdia Maghroufel
as Mahdia

Raymond Louzoum
as Le Docteur