Oppressed by her family setting, dead-end school prospects and the boys law in the neighborhood, Marieme starts a new life after meeting a group of three free-spirited girls. She changes her name, her dress code, and quits school to be accepted in the gang, hoping that this will be a way to freedom.
When 83-year-old Madame Aurore, who has memory problems, incorrectly believes that her next-door neighbors, the Sakhos, are her family; 9-year-old Adama Sakho is the only one who dares to deny it.
In a city surrounded by mountains, Mona feels bad, not knowing how to deal with all the rumors going around about her. On a whim, she goes off into the mountains. While she is lost in the middle of nature, she comes across a herd of sheep that lead her to Martin, a lonely shepherd.
