Slimane Beij, a sixty-year-old Arab man, lives in Sète, a small town near Marseille, and works at the shipyard in the harbour but at his age he can no longer cope with the strain of such heavy labour. He must however persevere because, although he has been divorced for several years, he wants to remain close to his ex-wife and children, despite past tensions. His financial difficulties make him feel completely useless, and to ward off the growing sense of failure he feels within himself, he takes refuge in a dream that might just become reality. He would like to open a family-run restaurant to devote himself to a less physically demanding job than his current one, and one that would be more profitable for everyone. His salary is certainly not enough to launch a business venture, but in the meantime no one can stop him from discussing it with his family, leaving at least some room for dreaming. Meanwhile, his relatives too gradually get involved and join forces for a project that gives everyone hope for a different life, in which they can improve their financial situation without denying their identity.
