As racist crimes make headlines, a group from suburban Lyon decide to organize a peaceful march across France.

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As he hangs with his friends on his building’s doorstep in the heart of the Minguettes suburb in Lyon, Mohamed is shot by a policeman. An instance of police brutality that echoes the many racist crimes raging through France, targeting immigrants and their children, who have a hard time finding their place in the country they were nevertheless born in. Recovered from his wounds, the young man wants to draw attention to his plight. Inspired by peaceful marches organized by Gandhi and Martin Luther King, he decides to hold a march from Marseille to Paris to sensitize the population – through encounters where they can get to know one another better and learn to love. Accompanied by the parish priest, a handful of young people set off on a trek throughout France...

Very beautiful homage to a peaceful march held 30 years ago, which is still topical today. A crossing that makes you shiver even as it warms your heart with its good and bad encounters along the way. The honesty of showing the diverging attitudes and the group’s own incoherent impulses, no matter how good their intentions, reinforces the message printed on their banners. The road towards tolerance is long, but the journey has made some good advancements.