Lina Bourget, a realist singer, is forced to leave Dakar because of a murder she believes she has committed. Taking refuge in Paris, she unexpectedly becomes a star in the capital.
A young man named Sambala trades his university schooling for a life of hustling in order to help his girlfriend, Likiso, with her own school fees. However, after the two get married, Likiso abandons Sambala for a richer man. This man turns out to be a charlatan.
