Philip and Jodie meet under an unsettling coincidental circumstance. They both evoke the past to better understand their present reunion. Once more, in the future, by chance they come across each other's paths. This time they understand that it is no longer a coincidence but yet their destiny.

Montreal, 1904. Giuseppe and Ninetta own a boarding house where they welcome their fellow Sicilians. One day, as he comes to the defence of one of his boarders, Giuseppe accidentally kills Theo, his French Canadian best friend’s son-in-law. This drama depicts the tensions between people from different ethnic backgrounds and their life-changing impact. Based on a true story, 'The Saracen Woman' paints a portrait of Italian immigration to Quebec and the affinities and conflicts that arose from the clash of two different cultures.