An invested father-in-law, Nicolas is devastated when his girlfriend leaves him and cuts him off. So he takes refuge in his childhood hometown to find his friends and navigate with them through their lives as modern men.
After a dangerous sea crossing and a stay in a camp in Malaysia, the young Vietnamese Tinh and her family are accepted as refugees in Canada and arrive in Montreal where they begin their new life. But for Tinh, adapting has its share of difficulties.