In northern England, conflict among residents grows more serious over the arrival of Syrian refugees. A gruff but kindhearted pub owner and a refugee woman form an unexpected friendship. The film shows how barren it is when neighbors who should be reaching out to one another instead hate each other because of prejudice. It also shows, clearly, that things will not get better unless people eventually come together. What made it powerful was that this did not feel like empty idealism; it felt like something the filmmakers truly believed.