Four Exiles

This documentary spotlights the lives of four young refugees from Somalia. Faiza, Ifreah, Fuaad and Yusuf are not yet twenty, but they have already lived through a bitter civil war, suffered exile, and seen their families scattered far and wide. Now residing in Toronto, these four young people- Black, Muslim and French- speaking- are just completing their high school education. After several years on Canadian soil, how have they adapted? Do they feel impelled to alter their values and habits in order to survive? What do they think of their country of adoption? Their testimony, interlaced with sequences from a theatrical presentation performed with tremendous feeling, touches our hearts and shakes many of the lingering prejudices still faced by immigrants.