When he finds out that his wife is cheating, Antoine walks out on his family. His one regret is that he can only see his children every other Sunday.

The young years of Michel Drucker.

Algeria, the 1930s. Younes is nine years old when he is put in his uncle's care in Oran. Rebaptized Jonas, he grows up among the Rio Salado youths, with whom he becomes friends. Emilie is one of the gang; everyone is in love with her. A great love story develops between Jonas and Emilie, which is soon unsettled by the conflicts troubling the country.