Soft Tales from a Refugee Camp

In the 1980s a Romanian family, accompanied by their dog defects to Greece
where they are accommodated in a refugee camp. Exhilarating, absurd or
saddening surprises meet them at every turn when, during their wait for
Canadian immigrant visas, they mingle with refugees from the communist
bloc, Afghanistan and Turkey. Not everyone has the same reason for being
there, but camp-mates of the same mind gather around drinks and there
is talk of hope and love, hatred and betrayal, heroism and sacrifi ces. These
cathartic tales unfold against the background of one of the cruelest periods
of history.