Mohamed, 30 years old, from Morocco, is working as a mechanic in a chop shop in a suburb of Rome. He lives with Gino, a spry old widow that loves him like a son and his main point person is his Italian teacher, Eraldo Affinati, founder of Penny Wirton, a free school open to migrants. After many years of sacrifices, thanks to his tenacity, Mohamed has finally become a full-fledged Italian citizen. The opportunity of his engagement party with his bride-to-be allows him to rejoin his origins, going back to Oued Zem where he was born and his family still lives.