X kids are children born in Algeria out of wedlock, or as a result of terrorist marriages, incest or rape. They have no family name, rather, they have a first name followed by the letter X. As these children are not recognised by the state, they cannot go to school, travel, work or marry. The stories of these Zohra and Houria are portraits of two different decades in Algeria: the 1970s, during the socialist regime; and the 1990s, at the time of Islamic fundamentalism. Both women refuse to punish their children for a sin they did not commit and struggle to find a solution against all odds.