Yassine a 10 ans lorsque le Maroc émerge à peine des années de plomb. Sa mère, Yemma, dirige comme elle peut toute la famille. Un père dépressif, un frère à l'armée, un autre presque autiste et un troisième, Hamid, petit caïd du quartier et protecteur de Yachine. Quand Hamid est emprisonné, Yachine enchaîne les petits boulots. Pour les sortir de ce marasme où règnent violence, misère et drogue, Hamid, une fois libéré et devenu islamiste radical pendant son incarcération, persuade Yachine et ses copains de rejoindre leurs "frères". L'Imam Abou Zoubeir, chef spirituel, entame alors avec eux une longue préparation physique et mentale. Un jour, il leur annonce qu'ils ont été choisis pour devenir des martyrs…
Laborie is a high-flying officer in the French special forces. Her mission is to escort Abedin Nexhep, a godfather of the Albanian mafia. Charged with heading a wide-reaching prostitution network, this formidable criminal is due to stand trial before a European court. During the transfer, killers hired by Nexhep set up an ambush to free their boss but Laborie and her men manage to escape. After a frantic chase, the officers seek refuge, with their prisoner, in a warehouse located in the heart of an industrial park. There they meet up with a gang that has come to steal computer material. Meanwhile, Nexhep's killers surround the warehouse?
McMurphy has a criminal past and has once again gotten himself into trouble with the law. To escape labor duties in prison, McMurphy pleads insanity and is sent to a ward for the mentally unstable. Once here, McMurphy both endures and stands witness to the abuse and degradation of the oppressive Nurse Ratched, who gains superiority and power through the flaws of the other inmates. McMurphy and the other inmates band together to make a rebellious stance against the atrocious Nurse.