An Iranian family survives the shah and the ayatollah and moves to France. This story follows the family through it all. Despite the politics, revolution, prison, beatings, assassinations and suicides this is a comedy.
-Wael, a former street child, lives in the Paris suburb of small scams that he commits with Monique, a woman in retirement which takes much visibly of him. Its life takes a turning point on the day a friend of this last, Victor.