Leo is a lonely boy with a passion for minerals. He carefully collects and classifies them in trunks, documenting every detail in his notebook. One day, he finds a gem he cannot identify. Driven by his loneliness, he decides to craft a clay doll, placing his most fascinating discovery—the mysterious gem—where her heart should be. From that day on, Leo spends his life with the clay doll he calls Nora.
Leo is a lonely boy with a passion for minerals. He carefully collects and classifies them in trunks, documenting every detail in his notebook. One day, he finds a gem he cannot identify. Driven by his loneliness, he decides to craft a clay doll, placing his most fascinating discovery—the mysterious gem—where her heart should be. From that day on, Leo spends his life with the clay doll he calls Nora.
After a heartbreaking loss, a grandfather struggling to reclaim his passion for painting finds the inspiration to create again.
Caroline, a young waitress who seems to have bad taste in men, is on her way home one night when thugs attempt to rape her. Adam, the mysterious busboy who works at the same diner, helps fight off the assailants, and she begins a relationship with him -- but not all their fellow Minnesotans are happy for them. Meanwhile, the couple face their own difficulties when Caroline finds about Adam's past, including his unique health condition.
Vivien, an accomplished student with a passion for physics, and Roy, a troubled young man, are involved in an accident that forces them to reclaim their lives one minute at the time.
The story of a rodent's unrelenting quest for happiness and fulfillment.
A tough, street-smart kid serving a sentence in a state youth reformatory meets a beautiful, innocent girl studying at a nearby convent. When forbidden love blossoms between them, they must fight the prison authorities, their parents and the law.
A World War II prisoner returns home to his childhood sweetheart. However, back home, he discovers that he has to compete to win her love.
A widow with three children hires a handyman to fix her house during a major storm. When not doing home repairs, he shares his philosophy of believing in the power of the universe to deliver what we want.
A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.
Bridger is a young outsider who's always wanted more. He and his mother flee an abusive home, eventually finding a small town in the middle of nowhere. Once there, Bridger finds true acceptance with another misfit.
A 17 year old finds out that his girlfriend is dying, so he sets out to give her an entire life, in the last year she has left.