A Saharan remake of Prince’s 1984 ‘Purple Rain’, this film (which translates to: "Rain the Color Blue with a Little Red in it") tells the universal story of a musician trying to make it against all odds, set against the backdrop of the raucous subculture of Tuareg guitar in Agadez, Niger. The protagonist, real-life musician Mdou Moctar, must battle fierce competition, overcome family conflicts, and endure the trials of love - and face his biggest rival, himself.

Stylistically borrowing from the Western rock-u-drama, the story was written with and for a Tuareg audience, drawing from experiences of Mdou Moctar and fellow musicians. Carried by stunning musical performances from Mdou, the film is equally a window into modern day Tuareg guitar in the city of Agadez as it is an experiment in modern ethnographic film-making and new techniques of cross cultural collaboration.