Yanis, a young Kabyl man, is leaving for Paris the following day. He goes to the nearby village to tie up loose ends. There he learns of the death of a childhood friend and meets another at the funeral. A mishap in a café turns his last day in the backwaters of an earthy and soggy Algeria into a road movie, first desperate, then thoughtful and melancholic.

The House is on Fire, Might as Well Get Warm

Koukou is called crazy for his different behavior. The village elders committee and his father decide to put him in a mental asylum.