Algeriaregionofthehighflatlands.AsIslamistgroupscontinuetospreadterror,Rashid,ayoungJihadist,leavesthemountainstoreturntohisvillage.Inkeepingwiththelaw«ofpardonandnationalharmony»,hehastosurrendertothepoliceandgiveuphisweapon.Hethusreceivesamnestyandbecomesa«repenti».ButthelawcannoterasehiscrimesandforRachidit’sthebeginningofaone-wayjourneyofviolence,secretsandmanipulation.
