Small time hustler Matko owes money to the gangster Dadan, which he can't repay. Instead Dadan offers him a deal; Matko's 17 year old son Zare has to marry Dadan's sister Afrodita, but the two are not in love. Afrodita is waiting for the man of her dreams and Zare falls for the lovely barmaid Ida as the wedding is getting closer.
Manny and Lo is two teenaged sisters who avoid foster homes by living on the run, stealing food and sleeping in random model homes. When Lo becomes pregnant they wont be able to continue their wandering lifestyle.
An act of betrayal defines Louba's childhood and she grows up to become destitute and lonely. When she bumps into Jeanie, who years ago stole Louba's only love, she sees her chance to take out revenge for her lost happiness and enters a game of deception and false identities.
Terek is in high school, enjoying making super 8 movies with his friend, Omar. When the Lebanese civil war breaks out dividing Beirut into East and West. At first the war is an adventure; the school is closed and the violence fascinating but as they come of age adventure turns to tragedy. Winner of the International Film Critics award at Toronto Film Festival and the François Chalais Award at Cannes Film Festival 1998.
Small time hustler Matko owes money to the gangster Dadan, which he can't repay. Instead Dadan offers him a deal; Matko's 17 year old son Zare has to marry Dadan's sister Afrodita, but the two are not in love. Afrodita is waiting for the man of her dreams and Zare falls for the lovely barmaid Ida as the wedding is getting closer.
Terry is a suicidal man who is incompetent of killing himself. He makes a deal with his terminally ill neighbour Nick who only has weeks to live: Nick will kill Terry if he helps Nick fulfil his dreams before he dies. Bowling naked with loose women, rob a bank and go on a road trip high on LSD.
An act of betrayal defines Louba's childhood and she grows up to become destitute and lonely. When she bumps into Jeanie, who years ago stole Louba's only love, she sees her chance to take out revenge for her lost happiness and enters a game of deception and false identities.
Manny and Lo is two teenaged sisters who avoid foster homes by living on the run, stealing food and sleeping in random model homes. When Lo becomes pregnant they wont be able to continue their wandering lifestyle.
George is a bus driver from Glasgow who falls in love with a woman from Nicaragua named Carla. They get to know each other closer and eventually he follows her to Nicaragua to look for her lost boyfriend.
Dr. Fuentes is an elderly physician in a Latin American country who ventures into the outlying hills where several of his students has died. He discovers that the poverty-stricken citizens are tormented by military forces.
Janet's 75 year old mother Emily is becoming less independent with her age. And when a series of incidents strikes the old women, including a broken hip, Janet has to devote most time taking care of her. Janet takes Emily into her home and is forced to gain understanding in the process of aging.
