“A gentleman wears an afro, dreadlocks are for gangsters”, you hear in Q’s Barbershop. Located in Vollsmose, a high-rise housing project in Denmark’s Odense, it serves as a gathering place, providing a bit of home to African immigrants. The clientele is mostly young Somalis from the neighbourhood. What makes it so beloved is Qasim, the owner, who offers a lot more than just a haircut. Here, the immigrants can get advice on the issues they face in Denmark; they also get the kind of acceptance they are denied elsewhere. Vollsmose, with some 9,000 residents from 80 different countries, has a bad reputation. Crime rates are high and taxi drivers avoid the neighbourhood. At Q’s, and in the film, the locals get a chance to speak. With their stories and sayings, they express their dreams and ambitions. And we see a variety of great hairstyles – from the “house party” to the “Mike Tyson”.