一名女子不情愿地回家参加家人的圣诞狂欢节，却意外地与一位帮助筹办活动的当地艺术家取得了联系。

Two destinies intersect. Norbert has worked for twenty years in Africa. Either out of idealism or because he was forced to flee his country of origin. When he returns, it's despite himself and without papers. Now Norbert has only one goal: to be deported back to Africa where he lived and worked. Above all, not to be stuck in Canada, where he feels useless... And in danger. Norb...

波莉（希拉·麦卡锡 Sheila McCarthy 饰）迫于生活不得不到艺术馆打工，加布里埃尔（帕勒·巴亚尔容 Paule Baillargeon 饰）是艺术馆的馆长，波莉非常崇拜这个特立独行的女人。波莉偷了加布里埃尔一张画挂在自己的办公室里，没想到这张画作获得了艺术评论家的盛赞。波莉将自己画的画带给加里布埃尔看，想要获得她的肯定，谁知道加里布埃尔对于波莉的努力视若无睹，波莉又伤心又愤怒，烧掉了自己的画作。一次偶然中，波莉震惊的得知，原来加里布埃尔的那些大受好评的画作，都是出自她的密友玛丽（Ann-Marie MacDonald 饰）之手，感到受到了欺骗的波莉决定去找加里布埃尔当面对峙。