Elie is at a loss. His mother, Esther, is ill and needs constant assistance but doesn't like any of the carers that come forward. Seeing his distress, the nurse Sélima proposes the services of her mother, Halima, a practising Muslim. Against all the odds, the two women become firm friends.

Dans la vie

Djamila Boupacha ,who lives in Algiers in her parents house, has been arrested for act of terrorism and has been tortured by the soldiers in charge of her interrogatory.Gisèle Halimi will defend her.