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A historical fiction story that goes back to the 1990s where a passionate suburban young man seeks his destiny in the dark streets of the Tunisian capital, stumbles across love, on his journey of perfecting the art of traditional Mezwed.

Maher, a young middle-class man, is suspended on charges of violence at a nightclub and imprisoned for six months. He meets there the 60 year old "Basdig" who introduces him to the world of traditional Tunisian music "Mezwed" and asks him to uncover a long awaited hidden truth.