A beau venir qui part de loin

Shaily leaves his colourful India for ice cold Abitibi. Lucia lands in the calm Lower St. Lawrence for love, leaving behind: her family, career and bustling Mexico City. Jean-Stéphane and Blandine, born under Reunion Island’s tropical sun, discover a brand new life, nestled in a whiter than white region. One can only guess that here, immigrants are a peculiar sight, though newcomers are key to fill empty schools and adress labour shortages. No doubt, he or she who settles in the country opts for a very different life than those who chose a metropolis. From funny situations to reality – that of a population struggling to attract “foreigners” while failing to convince its own children to stay.