Multi layered and expertly crafted, the film speaks to a multicultural community s experience in an adopted land.

Putin has expertly used an endless and highly professional barrage of propaganda to widen the gulf between the beliefs of most Russians and those of most Westerners. Indeed, official propaganda playing off deep strains of nationalism is the key that allows the Kremlin to foment a climate of jingoism and intolerance.

For example, the head teacher of the school carries a revolver, and an officer of the Internal Security Force wanders the corridors of our school from time to time, staring expertly into our eyes. Then new teachers arrived, the majority of whom are graduates of the college of Islamic law!