Sami is your classic kid from a broken home. His mother was abandoned by her Yemeni husband, single-handedly raised her children in a Copenhagen slum and turned to alcoholism; his adored older brother committed suicide out of helpless despair. Sami, now a movie director, decides to make sense of his squalid upbringing by tracking down his father. Together with his Danish girlfriend, they make a film about the process. As bitterness and trepidation give way to a more dispassionate attempt at understanding, Sami begins to revel in the joy of rediscovering his extended family. A deftly shot, moving and candid account of one man’s often reluctant journey back to his origins.