Halim, un enfant du quartier de la «Kherba», ment à ses camarades car il n’est pas fier du métier de son papa. Il cherche un substitut de père correspondant à son idéal, ce qui l’amènera à faire une fugue.

Halim lives in the neighborhood of «Kherba» in the old town. He lies to his friends because he is not proud of the job of his dad who is a garbage collector. He seeks a father substitute corresponding to his ideal, which leads him to run away from home.