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.

Jamel Debbouze
as Saïd

Roschdy Zem
as Messaoud

Sami Bouajila
as Abdelkader

Chafia Boudraa
as Mother

Bernard Blancan
as Faivre

Sabrina Seyvecou
as Hélène

Assaad Bouab
as Ali

Thibault de Montalembert
as Morvan

Samir Guesmi
as Otmani

Jean-Pierre Lorit
as Picot
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Set against the increasing demands for Algerian independence at home, three brothers are living in 1950s France. "Saïd" (Jamel Debbouze) is making a decent living running a nightclub but his siblings are much less settled. "Abdelkader" (Sami Bouajila) is a member of a proscribed organisation using t...