After fleeing from the Taliban to Vienna, 4 friends are waiting for a decision on asylum. For several years, they capture fragments of their lives in a foreign land on camera, insightfully revealing the personal stories of the involuntary nomads of today.

Gottsunda – “G” in local slang – is a suburb of Uppsala, Sweden, notorious for crime and gangs. Originally from here, director Loran Batti spent 5 years capturing on camera the unique character of the neighbourhood and the lifestyle of his friends who live on the edge of the law.

In 2002, after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Claude Baechtold, a young Swiss graduate who identifies as an anti-militarist, finds himself in a war zone in Afghanistan. He sets off, not entirely voluntarily, on an extensive journey across the country with two reporter friends.

With Orthodox Jewish roots, Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie continues his family legacy as a rabbi, but his queer identity also matters to him. After coming out in the 1990s, he left Israel, moved to New York, and focused on reforming Judaism. He has organised art happenings to support women and the LGBT+ community and has found fame as a drag queen.

Scottish filmmaker Duncan Cowles realises that he, like many men today, has a problem expressing emotion. He struggles to find ways to counter all the stereotypes and preconceptions of “proper male behaviour”. Although he is aware they are outdated, they remain a part of his inner nature.

Young literature teacher Julien is idealistic and passionate about his vocation. When a student accuses him of harassment, he must defend his teaching methods, job, and reputation.

Pierre, a widower in his 50s, works nights to support his two barely adult sons. Younger Louis is problem-free, a good student heading to the Sorbonne. Older Fus used to be a good companion, but something has changed. He withdraws into himself and slowly replaces his family with radical friends, as if he’s forgotten the former common interests and values to which his father led him.