Hakim Mrabet

Youssef, a nobody with tons of debts and nothing in his life, is offered a job by his uncle to oversee the construction of an elementary school in the far away rural town of Ragouj. He learns the good and bad of his new home and its people.

A winter night. A crucial game. Two countries compete for the only qualifying ticket for the FIFA World Cup. A man is driving his car through deserted streets. Two policemen on patrol are following the game on their car radio, until the transmission is interrupted.

Youssef, a nobody with tons of debts and nothing in his life, is offered a job by his uncle to oversee the construction of an elementary school in the far away rural town of Ragouj. He learns the good and bad of his new home and its people.