Overview

Some revolutions start with a roar, others with the quiet turn of a wheel.

A hostile government.

A desperate escape.

A sanctuary city that holds their future.

In a near-future New York crushed under authoritarian rule, history teacher Laek can no longer hide his radical past. After a brutal confrontation with the NYPD, he and his family must flee across the border-by bicycle-into Québec. Their only chance lies in convincing Montreal to grant them refugee status.

Janie, an activist lawyer, fights to build a new life while protecting her family in a transformed Montreal. Between legal battles and cultural adjustments, she discovers that sanctuary comes with its own challenges.

Their children, Siri and Simon, must navigate a new world where everything is different-the language, the culture, and their place in it. As they adapt to their refuge, they learn that sometimes the...