
Behold The Dreamers is a depiction of the intertwined lives of two families living in New York. The Jonga family are (illegal) immigrants from Cameroon who are trying to live the American Dream. Through a twist of fate, their paths cross dependent on employment by the wealthy Edwards. Clark Edwards works for the Lehman Brothers and the bankruptcy of this company threatens the lives of both families, revealing certain truths that threaten to overturn both worlds.