Bitter Paradise

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The story follows Dr. Hosam Khousa, a trauma surgeon who escapes Syria's violence only to face new challenges in Canada. As a refugee, he reluctantly becomes a barber, yearning for his former life, but a brutal murder in his shop pulls him into a dangerous gang conflict. Simultaneously, public health officials confront a deadly outbreak of vaccine-resistant polio in the city. Hosam discovers a crucial lead that could aid the investigation but jeopardizes his chance to reclaim his surgical career, revealing the harsh realities of his new life.