Youssef (Mustapha Adouani) is a Muslim who works on the TGM and lives in La Goulette. His best friends are Tunisian Jews Jojo the brik seller and Italian Tunisians Catholic Giuseppe the fisherman who are also his neighbours. Their daughters grow up together and share prospects for life but the landlord Hajji Beji (Gamil Ratib) has his eyes on Youssef's daughter Meriem (Sonia Mankaï).