"Oussekine" is a French detective drama mini-series based on real events. On the night of December 5, 1986, 22-year-old Franco-Algerian student Malik Oussekine was beaten to death by the police. This horrifying situation is being covered up, labeled as an accident. However, the family of the deceased young man is determined to fight for justice and uncover the truth. The country is engulfed in turmoil, which is meant to forever change the workings of the French government apparatus and the justice system.