Selim, a young Maghrebian, shares his life with Jacques, a middle-aged septuagenarian. He is not content to maintain an emotional relationship with his lover, but also meets men during his outings. The discovery of this new life increases his insatiable need for freedom. However, this is endangered by the weight of a family with well-established traditions.
Selim, a young Maghrebian, shares his life with Jacques, a middle-aged septuagenarian. He is not content to maintain an emotional relationship with his lover, but also meets men during his outings. The discovery of this new life increases his insatiable need for freedom. However, this is endangered by the weight of a family with well-established traditions.
“Snow gently falls on the blood-stained streets of a seedy out-of-time New York City. Steam envelopes the nightmare unfolding within its narrow alleys. Iron is the will of the one who would dare to resist… fight… survive.”
The story of two brothers, Tom and Jake, and their problematic relationship.
The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.
Firefighters ring for help, and here comes the ladder cart; they hitch a horse to it. A second horse-drawn truck joins the first, and they head down the street to a house fire. Inside a man sleeps, he awakes amidst flames and throws himself back on the bed. In comes a firefighter, hosing down the blaze. He carries out the victim, down a ladder to safety. Other firefighters enter the house to save belongings, and out comes one with a baby. The saved man rejoices, but it's not over yet.
The story of a middle-aged woman with small children whose life is shaken up when two free-spirited twenty-somethings move in across the street.
At the lowest point of his life, Richie gets a call from his estranged sister asking him to look after his nine-year old niece, Sophia, for a few hours.
When a brilliant nine-year-old working in a sweatshop gets a chance to attend school, she must make a difficult choice for her and her sister's future.
94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades.
A bourgeois couple, modern yet conventional. One night by accident, a young prostitute barges into their lives. Hounded down, beaten up, threatened, she will continue to struggle, with the help of a well off lady, first for her survival-her resurrection-then for her dignity and freedom. Stormy encounters for everyone involved.
When young dad, Joe, discovers he's dying, drifter Charlie is given a unique opportunity to turn his life around. A story of family, identity and starting again.