A couple of times a year, the sky turns red in France. Sand dust from the Sahara is passed through a difference in air pressure from North Africa to Southern Europe. This dust, a time capsule containing cesium-137 from the French nuclear tests in Algeria, covers everything. The film exposes the impact of a war that was never fought. A French veteran and archeology students share and speculate on what will be remembered and what will be hidden under the sand forever. 

Katja Verheul (b. 1988) believes in the revealing value of long-term research. The deep dive into complex matter is an important part of her work process. She wants to make complex social, political and economical issues visible and her work often arises from the question; what remains after a war and what is the impact of these remains on people and nature?