Aya and Moncef are an Algerian couple who have made France their home. In 1996, Aya is reunited with her former lover, whom she has not seen for 35 years. Before leaving Algeria during its turbulent period in the late 1950s, Aya and her lover were active supporters of the terrorist liberation group, the FLN. The return of her lover after so long a time forces Aya to think back on those difficult times...