马蒂厄已经35岁，却从未见过自己的父亲。母亲解释缘由时只推托说他是一夜情的结果。一天，他接到一个陌生来电，这个电话告诉他，他的亲生父亲刚刚过世。于是马蒂厄暂别妻子和孩子，决定飞去加拿大参加葬礼，并见见...

　　魁北克住着一位极有名望的教授，尼古拉·吉蒙。如今他年事已高，记忆减退，弯腰驼背。身为医生，是无法对自己的身体状况撒谎的。如果有人问他，今天的日子有什么特别之处时，他会说，失眠，十一点准时入睡，两个小时之后再次醒来，如此反复。面对生活琐事他感到一丝厌倦，然而，他热爱教学。这一天，一个女人的忽然拜访，拿出了十分具有纪念意义的物件，让吉蒙教授想到了他...

　　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. Already shy and reserved by nature, she must learn a new language and integrate into her new environment. Haunted by the hardships of the journey, Tinh will have to draw deep within herself the resilience necessary for her survival and her happiness.