Jacob's feet are so turned out that he walks like Charlie Chaplin. He is different because of that and decides to emigrate from Palestine to Canada, where "everyone is equal". There everybody treats him kindly, and a thief specializing in stealing money from cash machines takes him into his home and treats him like a son, waitress Selma finds him a job as a Chaplin imitator, "prophet" Khalil Gibran gives him wise advice
Jacob
Thief
Selma
Sterrea
Pollof
Jack
Khalil Gibran
Mona
Baby Jacob
Boy Jacob
Jacob's Father
Jacob's Mother