Algeria, the 1930s. Younes is nine years old when he is put in his uncle's care in Oran. Rebaptized Jonas, he grows up among the Rio Salado youths, with whom he becomes friends. Emilie is one of the gang; everyone is in love with her. A great love story develops between Jonas and Emilie, which is soon unsettled by the conflicts troubling the country.
| Directing | Alexandre Arcady | Director |
| Writing | Yasmina Khadra | Novel |
| Writing | Daniel Saint-Hamont | Writer |
| Writing | Blandine Stintzy | Writer |
| Writing | Alexandre Arcady | Writer |
| Production | Alexandre Arcady | Producer |
| Production | Inigo Lezzi | Executive Producer |
| Production | Christophe Louis | Producer |
| Production | Patricia Motte | Executive Producer |
| Production | Nadia Khamlichi | Producer |
| Production | Adrian Politowski | Producer |
| Production | Gilles Waterkeyn | Producer |
| Sound | Armand Amar | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Gilles Henry | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Manuel De Sousa | Editor |
| Production | Pierre-Jacques Bénichou | Casting |
| Art | Tony Egry | Art Direction |
| Art | Emmanuel Maintigneux | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eric Perron | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Virginie Berland | Wigmaker |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stella Bertiglia | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Amel Ouechtati | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Emmanuelle Velghe | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Jérémy Babinet | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Amaury de Nexon | Sound |
| Sound | François Lepeuple | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Didier Lozahic | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |