Samir, a young man turned lawyer, returns to his family to attend the coming-of-age feast of his little brother. He finds his mother and father confronted with administrative problems and ordinary racism. His other brother, a deadbeat in his parent's eyes, is Malek. Malek still hangs out with his friends in their hometown where nothing has really changed. What comes along is tenderness, love, tension, a deep history, and the pain of growing up to see your family in a different light.

Samir rend visite à sa famille à l’occasion de la fête de circoncision de son petit frère. Il retrouve sa mère, sur-protectrice, son père confronté aux mêmes tracasseries administratives et au racisme ordinaire, son frère Malek qui traîne toujours avec ses anciens amis. Rien n’a véritablement changé dans son quartier d’origine. Lui a suivi des études, il est devenu avocat…