Jacques Trabi

Dane, a driver for an NGO in N’Djamena (capital of Chad), has the misfortune to run over a schoolboy. His pregnant wife runs to his aid to pay the hospital bills, but it’s too late: the child succumbs to his injuries, and his family summons Dane’s. He will be subjected to the diya, the blood debt, the payment of an exorbitant sum he doesn’t have.

Gooré and Kalou maintain a deep friendship. The first is a talented drummer, while the second excels in the art of dance. One day, during a hunting trip, Gooré, through an unfortunate combination of circumstances, accidentally takes Kalou's life. Despite the negative result of the Zri, a traditional test supposed to establish the guilt or innocence of an individual and from which Gooré emerges unscathed, the villagers accuse him of having murdered his friend out of jealousy. Determined to clear his honor, Gooré then made a radical decision: he entered the Second World War. According to tradition, his return alive from the front would constitute irrefutable proof of his innocence.