Hakim left Algeria during the Algerian civil war and now works as a carpenter in the French mountains. He lives a quiet life with his wife and youngest daughter, Nedjma. When his eldest daughter, Leila, who lives in Paris, cancels her visit to them on vacation, his wife urges him to travel and get her. As Hakim and Nedjma go to get Leila back, they both get to discover Paris in one night.