January2019.FilmmakerKarimAïnouzdecidestotakeaboat,crosstheMediterraneanandembarkonhisfirstjourneytoAlgeria.Accompaniedbythememoryofhismother,Iracema,andhiscamera,Aïnouzgivesusadetailedaccountofthejourneytohisfather’shomeland;fromtheseacrossingtohisarrivalintheAtlasMountainsinKabylia-amountainousregioninnorthernAlgeria-tohisreturn.Interweavingpresent,pastandfuture.