In a vibrant tapestry of love and longing, nine interconnected souls navigate romance and heartbreak in L.A., where passions collide and truths unfold, revealing that the heart's desires often lead us where we least expect.
15-year-old Aisha's father suddenly dies. At the funeral, her mother tells her to cry so that the angels can hear, but Aisha cannot shed a tear, being in a daze. Upon learning about this, her neighbor Saltanat begins to mock her. Aisha will have to go through a series of trials to release her emotions
After being imprisoned for dangerous driving, causing the death of a child and possession of illegal substances, Jason Buckley is finding it difficult to adjust to life outside prison.
After her mother’s death, a trans woman returns home to care for her sick father, who once rejected her. Amid conflicts and silences, their forced coexistence exposes old wounds and tests the limits of affection.
In Brooklyn circa 1900, the Nolans manage to enjoy life on pennies despite great poverty and Papa's alcoholism. We come to know these people well through big and little troubles: Aunt Sissy's scandalous succession of "husbands"; the removal of the one tree visible from their tenement; and young Francie's desire to transfer to a better school...if irresponsible Papa can get his act together.
A woman in an unhappy relationship takes refuge with a friend's family on holiday in Tuscany.
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The friendship between two life-long girlfriends is put to the test when one starts a family and the other falls ill.
The lives of Anna, Paul and their little son Thomas seem perfect from the outside. Paul has a well-paid job, Anna has a home studio where she works with porcelain and Thomas is an angelic child. However, when Thomas bites one of his friends at school, the cracks of a context that is anything but perfect begin to surface.
Yadira, a creative young Cuban girl, struggles packing on her final day home. Embarking on an immigration journey alone, her suitcase feels too small to carry everything her heart holds.
Segundo works as a janitor in a city building. In the morning he receives an unexpected call and is forced to spend the afternoon with his daughter. The two know each other, but do not maintain contact.
When a high school football star is suddenly stricken with irreversible total blindness, he must decide whether to live a safe handicapped life or bravely return to the life he once knew and the sport he still loves.
A farmer and his wife live in a rural part of Inner Mongolia with their three children. Chinese population control policies prevent them from having any more. The farmer sets out for the nearest town to obtain birth control. He comes upon a Russian truck driver who has ended up in a lake. The farmer takes the man back to his farm, and after initially being appalled, the Russian becomes enchanted with the peaceful life of the countryside and decides to stay. But his presence presages big changes for the peasants.
Following a trail left by their enigmatic father, a courageous young girl, driven by the legend of the parent he idolizes, and his astute brother, determined to shield him from harsh truths, are reluctantly swept into a dangerous hunt for an ancient treasure. Together, they must navigate a path filled with danger and deception, forcing them to confront their family’s dark secrets while fighting to stay alive.
Documentary about the preservation of Brazilian films on celluloid.
The different ways a single Vietnamese mother loved her three daughters comes to fruition when Junie, the middle child, reunites with her sisters in their childhood home on their mother’s death anniversary.
In the late 1960s, with the arrival of his bar-mitzvah, Michel was tasked with learning about his family's history.
Middle-aged, childless couple Olivia and Gavin donate to ‘adopt’ a penguin from a television advert. Their lives are changed when the penguin actually arrives on their doorstep. While Olivia takes to the penguin immediately, Gavin is less pleased, near-disgusted by this foreign invader. However, when the Penguin comes back from his first day of school beaten and abused, Gavin realizes the impact of his prejudice and performs a fatherly act.
A young man is tired of his religious family, so he makes a vicious plan
In the Australian Outback, the Carmody family--Paddy, Ida, and their teenage son Sean--are sheep drovers, always on the move. Ida and Sean want to settle down and buy a farm. Paddy wants to keep moving. A sheep-shearing contest, the birth of a child, drinking, gambling, and a racehorse will all have a part in the final decision.