Ziko, a 40-year-old gambler and ex-con, reunites with his childhood friends in Beirut and is determined to make a fresh start.
Fresh out of prison, Ziko is ready to start a new life. Determined to win back Carole, the love of his life, he plans to open a gambling joint. Reuniting with childhood friends in Beirut, he learns that his brother died in an illegal motorbike race and decides to save his brother’s friend from the same fate. Driven by a relentless will to succeed, Ziko sets out on a journey through contemporary post-war Lebanon, a place comprised of a unique mix of violence, tenderness, tensions and a sense of lightness.