خلاصه داستان : یک مادر بازیگر و زندگی پسر همجنس گرای او پس از یک فاجعه غیر منتظره با زندگی دو متخصص پزشکی تلاقی می کنند و مجبور می شوند اسرار را فاش کنند و با شیاطین شخصی برخورد کنند.

Celebrated European actor Sophie Bernard is in Montreal shooting a movie, and she's taking the opportunity to visit her gay son Thomas in the hope of bridging the rift that's grown between them. But Thomas has his own agenda for their time together; he intends to finally get some answers as to the identity of his father. Meanwhile, at Ville-Marie Hospital, paramedic Pierre struggles with PTSD, and though he has support in Marie, a nurse who keeps the overflowing emergency room running, it's uncertain whether he'll remain able to cope with the high intensity of his work. Each of these four characters is dealing with emotional damage — and on one dark Montreal night, their lives will all intersect in a fateful occurrence at Ville-Marie.

خلاصه داستان : در یک مدرسه دولتی در مونترال، یک مهاجر الجزایری به جای معلم محبوبی که در کلاس درس خودکشی کرده بود استخدام می شود. در حالی که به شاگردانش کمک می کند تا با غم خود کنار بیایند، فقدان اخیر خودش فاش می شود.

During a harsh Montréal winter, an elementary-school class is left reeling after its teacher commits suicide. Bachir Lazhar, a charismatic Algerian immigrant, steps in as the substitute teacher for the classroom of traumatized children. All the while, he must keep his personal life tucked away: the fact that he is seeking political refuge in Québec – and that he, like the children, has suffered an appalling loss.