
ThisepisodicdocumentaryfilmbuildsaportraitofEuropeanworkers.Inourfilm,wetravelandfollowthejourneyofacannedfoodproductandit′singredientsacrossEurope.Alongthejourneytheordinaryworkersalloverthecontinenttelltheirdreamsandstoriesaboutthemostimportantmomentsintheirlives.BehindthisoneproducttherearenumeroushandsandthecanitselfismetaphorformulticulturalEurope.<br/> CANNEDDREAMSpresentstheabsurdityoffoodproductioninEurope.Behindtheproductareuncountablenumberofworkersandtheirstoriesfrommultiplecultures.<br/> Eachworkerthatcontributestowardstheproducttellstheirownstoryabouttheireverydaylife,turningpointsintheirpastandmomentsthathavestoppedandtouchedthem.Thestoriesarefullofjoyandsadness.<br/> InthefilmweseeproductionchainfromthebeginningtotheendandfollowtherouteoftheproductthroughEurope.ThewheatisgrowninhugeUkrainianwheatfieldsandtransportedtoaFrenchfactorywherethepastadoughisprepared.TomatoescomefromPortugal,porkmeatfromDenmark,beeffromPoland,eggsfromFranceandoliveoilfromItaly.ThefinalproductismanufacturedandcannedinFranceandthentransportedtoashelfofasupermarketinFinland.<br/> Thefilmfeaturesseveningredients,sevenmaincharactersandsevenstrongstoriesfromdifferentcountries.Thecharacters'agesandbackgroundsvaryandtheirstorieswilltouchdiversespheresoflifeatthesametimebeinguniversalandreachingouttopeopleanywhereintheworld.