In the 1920s, the Aurassienne country is one of the poorest regions of Algeria, often ravaged by long winters, famine and disease. Brahim a master craftsman, is one of the richest men in the country. Married to Nakhla, then Gamra, he takes a third wife, Fadah, a young beautiful girl, hoping that she will give him an heir before he is too old. Forced to marry Brahim, the young Fadah joined the other two women in a closed world, cut off from the outside. One day, Brahim hires a tramp to work on his property. A few months later, Fadah shows the first signs of pregnancy.