Voch is ten years old and lives with his uncle Ishvan as an illegal refugee in Sweden, where they get by begging for money in the subway. One day the two of them get separated from each other, and suddenly Voch is completely alone in a strange city in a foreign country. That’s when he meets Agneta, a bitter and lonely woman.
Lotta Tejle
Agneta
Dennis Egag
Vocho
Domino Kai
Ishvan
Gustav Demitri
Latsi
Fanny Risberg
Ida (voice)
Voch is ten years old and lives with his uncle Ishvan as an illegal refugee in Sweden, where they get by begging for money in the subway. One day the two of them get separated from each other, and suddenly Voch is completely alone in a strange city in a foreign country. That’s when he meets Agneta, a bitter and lonely woman.
Russ Millings has just been released from prison after serving 21 years for a 3rd strike conviction for possessing an ounce of marijuana. As he tries to adapt to a world he doesn’t recognize – including trying to learn how to use the internet – he finds an abandoned baby in a dumpster behind the fast food restaurant where he works as a dishwasher. Unsure of what to do, and caught between impulses of kindness and panic, Russ soon realizes this could be his chance at redemption.
After five failed attempts to go to the United States, 18-year-old Ramón decides to look for a friend’s aunt in Germany, but never finds her. With no papers or money, and without knowing the language, he barely survives living on the street until he meets Ruth, an old retired nurse who doesn’t speak Spanish. Beyond language barriers and prejudices, they discover that solidarity and humanity make life bearable.
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 woman embarks on a journey alone across the United States after fleeing from her violent husband.
A 12-year-old boy manages to flee a Communist concentration camp on his own, through sheer will and determination. All he has in his possession is a loaf of bread, a letter to deliver to someone in Denmark, and a compass to help get him there.
Evangelist Carlton Pearson is ostracized by his church for preaching that there is no Hell.
Prerna, a teenager growing up in rural India, comes of age when she’s introduced to the sport of skateboarding. As a result, she has to fight the odds to follow her dreams and compete in the national championship.
Alone in her empty flat, from her window Anne observes the people passing by who nervously snatch up the personal belongings and pieces of furniture she has put out on the pavement. Her final gesture of taking a ring off her finger signals she is leaving her previous life in Holland behind. She goes to Ireland, where she chooses to lead a solitary, wandering existence, striding through the austere landscapes of Connemara. During her travels, she discovers a house that is home to a hermit, Martin.
The relationship of a couple who meet by chance in New York City is put to the test when they encounter a life or death circumstance.
A reporter, fired after refusing to give names to a 1951 House Un-American Activities Committee, takes a part-time job as companion to an old lady. While working she overhears a noisy argument in the neighboring house, being conducted largely in German and involving her HUAC prosecutor. She begins to investigate, enlisting the help of the FBI Agent initially detailed to surveil her.