Meet the Barbarians highlights challenges of refuges and those that welcome them.

As the Stratford Film Festival (SFF) gets closer to its November debut, organizers are continuing their monthly screenings with a film that’s surely to hit home.

On Sept. 20, they will offer two screenings of Meet the Barbarians (Les Barbares), a comedy that touches on themes of welcome, bias and belonging. The film, written and directed by Before trilogy star Julie Delpy, follows the story of a Breton village in France’s Brittany Peninsula that was set to welcome a family of Ukrainian refugees only to discover the newcomers are Syrian.

“What follows is a brisk, big-hearted satire that nudges all sides, puncturing hypocrisy while finding grace, empathy and a side order of laughs,” a media release promise

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