sentences:  The film premiered at the 2001 Toronto International Film Festival.Khaled (Michael D'Ascenzo) lives in a Toronto housing project with his mother, who is French Canadian and chronically ill. His father is Moroccan and abandoned the family when Khaled was young.One day his mother dies, but Khaled attempts to carry on life as normal, due to his memories of having been sexually molested during a prior stint in foster care.