This film takes place in the farming region of Quang Nam, a couple miles from of Da Nang, the site of an American naval base during the Vietnam War, where bloody fights occurred.
Near Saint-Louis, Senegal, a small village lives off salt production according to a particular community organization: the men delimit the salt fields and the women do the harvesting.
« Mbëkk mi » are two Wolof words that evoke illegal immigration. The expression slaps like the canoes that hit the ocean waves and often crash at the end of their trip.
This silent work brings us to ship demolition sites. Every day thousands of job seekers arrive at the sites where they risk their lives, between the absestos dust and the toxic waste.
In a small port town, Rakib, a seven year old boy, discovered a 35mm roll of film. He quickly learned to operate a projector and at the age of ten, he was already working as a projectionist.