Who is Madam Xanadu? Fascinated by the figure of a drag queen named Madame Xanadu, journalist João decides to investigate her story. For this, he seeks the help of people who lived with Madame even before she became one of the most outstanding characters in the city of Natal. As we follow João's investigation, consumed by an inexplicable melancholy, Madame follows the plan to end her own life.
Who is Madam Xanadu? Fascinated by the figure of a drag queen named Madame Xanadu, journalist João decides to investigate her story. For this, he seeks the help of people who lived with Madame even before she became one of the most outstanding characters in the city of Natal. As we follow João's investigation, consumed by an inexplicable melancholy, Madame follows the plan to end her own life.
A lawyer who is a drug addict fights a medical-supplies corporation in court while battling his personal demons.
A troubled engineer faces pressure at work and problems at home with his moody wife. American expat Chuck, rescues him from the brink of despair and becomes an unlikely mentor.
A series of uncanny déjà vu events force a man to re-examine his tragic past, memory, instinct, and future.
Mr. K, a traveling magician, finds himself in a Kafkaesque nightmare when he can’t find the exit of his hotel. His attempts to get out only pull him deeper, entangling him further with the hotel and its curious inhabitants.
An artist and her elderly mother confront long-buried secrets when they return to a former family home, now a hotel haunted by its mysterious past.
Dr. Martin Blake, who has spent his life looking for respect, meets an 18-year-old patient named Diane, suffering from a kidney infection, and gets a much-needed boost of self-esteem. However, when her health starts improving, Martin fears losing her, so he begins tampering with her treatment, keeping Diane sick and in the hospital right next to him.
Iranian female judokas Leila and her coach Maryam, travel to the Judo World Championship, intent on bringing home Iran’s first gold medal. Midway through the Judo World Championships, they receive an ultimatum from the Islamic Republic ordering Leila to fake an injury and lose, or she will be branded a traitor of the state. With her own and her family’s freedom at stake, Leila is faced with an impossible choice: comply with the Iranian regime as her coach Maryam implores her to do, or fight on, for the gold.
Thomas Montgomery, a married father of two young daughters, gets seduced by the world of online gambling and chat rooms where a virtual romance and sexual obsession ultimately leads to the murder of an innocent man.
In Lagos, Nigeria, young, naive Nigerian journalist Òlòtūré goes undercover to expose the shady underworld of human trafficking. Unused to this brutal environment, crawling with ruthless traders and pimps, Òlòtūré finds warmth and friendship with Blessing, Linda and Beauty, the prostitutes she lives with. However, she gets drawn into their lifestyle and finds it difficult to cope. In her quest to uncover the truth, she pays the ultimate price - one that takes her to the verge of no return.
Three people — a blue-collar American, a French journalist and a London school boy — are touched by death in different ways.