Mona, an 8-year-old girl from Côte d'Ivoire, has fled her country to settle with her mother in Tipasa, an Algerian coastal town known for its Roman ruins "Matares". To pay the smuggler who will take her to her father in Italy, Mona sells flowers to tourists. Unfortunately, "Matares" is the preserve of Said, a 10-year-old Algerian who also sells flowers to tourists. A feeling of hatred germinates in the boy's heart and he wages war against this strange girl who talks to flowers, a "Secreante" who does not believe in Allah but in Jesus and who steals a Muslim's livelihood.
MATARES di Rachid Benhadj from Mariposa Cinematografica on Vimeo.