After his second failed attempt, the young Malian Mohamed finds himself in Gao, northern Mali. Gao is a hub for African refugees and usually the first stop on one of the world's oldest migration routes via Algeria and Morocco to Europe. On his way he meets the Cameroonian Jerry. The two men decide to continue their journey together. The director Miriam Fassbender accompanied Mohamed and Jerry on their journey to the borders of Europe for two years. A journey shaped by hurry and stagnation, hope and resignation, testing their will power over and over again. Due to the closeness to the protagonists the film offers an emotional insight into the daily lives of these two migrants, who represent the millions of refugees leaving their home countries each year, hoping to build a better life for themselves.