Zino, the son of Algerian immigrants, has grown up in France believing that
his father Farid abandoned him and his mother more than twenty years ago.
After his mother's death, he is informed by a notary that his father is still
living in France, and has not gone back to Algeria as he was led to believe.
The other surprising discovery is that his parents never divorced after their
separation. Determined to find out more and discover the real reason
why his parents went their separate ways, Zino sets out for Camargue in the
south of France with the intention of catching up with his father.
At the address he is given he is surprised to meet an attractive teacher
of oriental dance name Lola. The latter reveals that she is in fact
Farid, Zino's long lost father. This is one shock revelation that Zino
cannot accept...
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