[1] The film centres on a family of Syrian immigrants to Canada who are struggling to establish themselves in the Thorncliffe Park neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario.
[2] The film was written by Bourges and Teyama Alkamli, based in part on interviews with the cast about their own real experiences as immigrants.
[2] It stars Hussam Douhna as Rashid, who was a doctor in Syria but has been humiliated by his inability to use his skills in his new home; Amani Ibrahim as his wife Fahra, who finds meaning by participating in a volunteer neighbourhood cleanup crew; and Abdullah Nadaf as their son Ammar.
[1] Aliya Kanani, the main professional actress in the cast, has a supporting role as the leader of the community cleanup group.
The result is rather thrilling, with Bourges, his co-writer Teyama Alkamli and his cast building a different kind of cinematic storytelling right before our eyes.