This films is about the state of the Algerian society through the world of theatre. Nedjma, an actress, is unjustly replaced by Dallal, the lead Azzedine's friend. Azzedine tries to rape Nedjma. She runs away. Her fiancé Maâmar, a supporting actor, remembers what he has been through with her. He revolts and decides, on his own, just like Hamlet, to clean up the rotten society he lives in. He will go on to his downfall.