Connecting… (s2) (CAN)

After a few years in Paris, Mani, an Iranian-Canadian, moves back to Montreal to be closer to his mother and daughter, but alas, their reunion will be short-lived. At 16, Lili is ready to leave the nest. She wants to discover the world and takes part in a school exchange program in the United States.

While living with an African-American family in Detroit, she discovers a world of injustice and racism and a civilization in ruins… but little by little, she sees a new world rise from the ashes, a world in which she absolutely wants to play a part!

As for Granny, she sold everything she had to make her dream come true: settling down in the countryside! This return to a simpler life is meant to be a grounding experience. But even with her hands in the soil, her head seems elsewhere…

Alone again, Mani tries to find his footing in a city he barely recognizes. In his early forties and with a midlife crisis on the horizon, he feels the urge to create and find a new purpose in life…