Scared for their lives, Afshin, Alain and Patricia left their home countries, alone. As unaccompanied minors, they had to start over in Canada, in hopes to live a better life. Mixing real-life footage and animated sequences, Alone is a tribute to hope: how can a child manage to reinvent himself in a new country, after having left everything behind, even his parents?
« This documentary is a beautiful, beautiful tribute to the resilience of immigrants and the kindness of the workers and volunteers who welcome them to Canada. »
– André Duchesne, La Presse
« One of Seuls’s strengths is that it clearly shows the divide between the refugees’ past lives, through interviews, and their present lives in Canada, through animation by Mélanie Baillairgé. »
– Caroline Montpetit, Le Devoir
« Seuls […] skilfully tells the story of Afshin, Alain and Patricia, who arrived in Canada as teenagers without mom or dad to look after them, like some 400 other young people every year. This touching film is as much about uprooting as it is about hospitality. »
– Alexandre Vigneault, La Presse
