Djibi Diakhaté

No one would have bet on Jérémy, stuck behind the counter of a video store, or on Bouna, who cleans airports. With no money, no connections, and painfully poor English, who could have predicted they’d one day become big-name agents in the NBA? What they lack in experience, they will make up for in audacity, while remaining true to their one credo, doing business with a human touch. Scouting raw talent while improvising their way up, they’ll fake it until they make it – chasing their American Dream and landing multi-million-dollar deals.

At just 18, Brahim, a promising young footballer, is represented by his agent and cousin Mehdi. He is about to fulfil his dream of signing his first professional contract with Lyon. But the arrival of a powerful foreign agent changes all that. In this uncharted world, even loyalty comes at a price.

After selling a painting depicting his late mother to a respected collector, Aliou must contend with the hidden costs of this exchange.

Franck is a soccer agent. Today, he's picking up Adama at the airport, a promising young Malian goalkeeper, to sign his first professional contract.

Rufus and his uncle Alpha manage a hotel near Perpignan. One day, Alpha returns to Côte d’Ivoire, the country of his birth. Amazed by the opportunities there, Alpha orders his nephew to sell the hotel and join him.

Hugo is 17 and a member of a handball new talent program, an institution that trains professional athletes. A brilliant and committed player, he is preparing for a crucial match that will determine his career. But the day before the event, his coach has him sit on the bench for substitutes.