在这部旱季剧情片中,阿蒂姆（阿利·巴凯 Ali Barkai 饰）的父亲在战争之中死去了，十六岁的阿蒂姆拿着一把手枪，决定群寻找并且杀死自己的杀父仇人。怀揣着满心的仇恨，阿蒂姆来到了仇人纳萨拉（尤苏夫·约罗 Youssouf Djaoro 饰）所在的城市，此时的纳萨拉早已经成家立业，并且经营着自己的面包房，每天，他都会将卖剩下来的面包分给附近穷苦的孩子们，俨然一副老好人的模样。
为了接近纳萨拉，阿蒂姆隐瞒了自己的真实身份，作为学徒来到了纳萨拉的面包房工作。纳萨拉非常喜欢聪明肯干的阿蒂姆，将自己的本领毫无保留的传授给他。随着时间的推移，阿蒂姆和纳萨拉之间渐渐产生了亲情。
Chad, 2006. After a forty-year civil war, the radio announces the government has just amnestied the war criminals. Outraged by the news, Gumar Abatcha orders his grandson Atim, a sixteen-year-old youth, to trace the man who killed his father and to execute him. Atim obeys him and, armed with his father's own gun, he goes in search of Nassara, the man who made him an orphan. It does not take long before he finds him. Nassara, who now goes straight, is married, goes to the mosque and owns a small bakery. After some hesitation Atim offers him his services as an apprentice. He is hired then it will be easy for him to gun down the murderer of his father. At least, that is what he thinks...
赦免与宽恕。阿太复仇记。简洁，直指人心。旱季：与杀父仇人面对面。
