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Habiba M'Sika was and is one of Tunisia's most famous singers. This Tunisian-Algerian-French biopic tells her fascinating story. The story begins in the '20s when Habiba was already a star. A Jewish woman, she and her lover Mimoumi spend much time socializing with their friends. She was most popular with conservative gentlemen who would congregate around her after each performance. One of her biggest fans was Chedly, a young poet. Later she embarks without Chedly or Mimoumi to tour Europe and make her recording debut. The tour profoundly changes Habiba and after meeting some of Europe's greatest luminaries, she returns home a sophisticated and aloof performer whose love life later provided much fodder for scandal mongers.