Tracing the deep roots of the Arab immigrant experience, these interlocking stories follow an Arab family as they flee the Middle East in the 19th century, settle in Montreal in the 20th, and face the collision between tradition and modernity in the 21st.

The castle of Montreal -- The Syrian Ladies Benevolent Society -- Ortona -- Montreal awaits you -- The belly dancer -- The last cigarette -- Fairview Mall -- The power of the dog -- A degree of suffering is required -- Blink -- Rue Berri -- Your hands are blessed -- Mabrouk.