A police office in Algiers sometime after independence. Mr Rachid, father, around fifty years old, former colonial official transferred to the cinema annex library. Mr. Rachid, disappointed and exasperated by his sad life, faced with an inspector who questions him, tries to explain: why did he kill his former department head after a long night of wandering?
| Directing | Merzak Allouache | Director |
| Editing | Rachid Benallal | Editor |
| Crew | Smaïl Lakhdar-Hamina | Cinematography |
| Writing | Mohamed Saïd Bougermouh | Writer |
| Sound | Ahmed Malek | Music |
