The film follows Fawzi, a poor unemployed young man whose fiancée leaves him for a wealthy man. When circumstances present him with an opportunity to make quick money through smuggling, he decides to accept the offer.
Looks at the United States as it becomes an increasingly diverse nation. Tracing the history of significant changes in the Immigration and Nationality Act beginning in 1965, this program introduces a dramatic vision of a multi-cultural America where people of color are the new majority.
Claude, a militant anarchist, is caught stealing and is shot by a policeman while fleeing the scene. Dodo, a hairdresser, is hit by one of the stray bullets.