1999: Sami, a 17-year-old French-Moroccan boy, is sent to live with his cousin Azadade in Morocco by his father, who wants to punish him for his bad deeds. Sami has only one idea in mind: to return to France before he comes of age and find his fiancée, Mélanie. He decides to steal one of King Hassan II's oxen, leading his cousin along the roads of Morocco with two overzealous policemen in hot pursuit...