Inspired by a true story, the series revolves around Raad, who was born on the Galite Islands. He lost his parents at the hands of the Italian mafia, which necessitated his transfer to an orphanage where he spent his childhood. At the age of 20, he met Andrea, who became pregnant with his child and suggested he travel to Tunisia to celebrate their wedding. Events escalate, and Raad is arrested by the Tunisian police and conscripted into the army. He relives the painful events of Gafsa in 1980.