AïssaSaïdi,ayoung,23-year-oldpoliceofficerofAlgerianoriginwhodiesduringaninitiationritualfortheprestigiousSaint-CyrFrenchmilitaryschool.HisbigbrotherIsmaël-theblacksheepofthefamily-findshimselftakingtheleadonthefuneralarrangements...Thefilmisbasedonapersonaltragedyexperiencedbythedirectorhimselfin2012.