In the Name of the Mother and the Son takes us to the heart of Montreal's Saint-Michel neighbourhood for an intimate look at two young Quebecers of Haitian origin as they search for hope and freedom. Like their parents, who left Haiti to settle in Canada and had to start over from scratch, James and Le Voyou are trying to make a life for themselves, each in his own way. The subtle voice of a guardian angel whispers to James and Le Voyou in Creole- words spoke by generations of Haitian women who have always struggled so that their families might find happiness. In the Name of the Mother and the Son is a declaration of love by two young men for their mothers and a sensitive account of the prejudices faced by young people of Haitian origin in the neighbourhood of Saint-Michel.