To make a film about Senegalese resistance heroine Aline Sitoé Diatta, a young filmmaker returns to her birthplace of Dakar. Various young women are cast for the role of Aline. The search for the right Aline turns out to be as important as the planned reenactment. Because director Rokhaya Marieme Balde, together with all the participants on set, learns piece by piece the legendary story around and about Aline.