Sanda, 20, the son of a Senegalese father and a Belgian mother, dreams of a better life, just as his father once did when he came to Europe. To climb the social ladder, he joins Reuzegom, an elite student fraternity in Leuven, where he must prove himself to eighteen young men from a world of privilege and power. During a weekend of hazing marked by a toxic culture of humiliation and a shocking disregard for human life, Sanda does not survive.

Seven years later, his father Papis and brother Seydou are still searching for answers. The students received community service and a fine, and the court declined to recognise any racist dimension to the case. Papis wonders whether a better job could have changed his son’s path. Seydou retraces Sanda’s final days through the sounds of the places he passed.

Beyond the media storm, the film gives voice to Sanda’s family, his friends and even some of those responsible. What emerges is a heartbreaking cautionary tale about classism, racism and social justice – and about a culture that rewards entitlement and elitism at any cost, far beyond Belgium’s borders.