Joosep, who grew up in the countryside, dreams of studying in the capital. Together with his girlfriend Kati, the couple has saved up money for moving. The plan suddenly collapses when their neighbor Karl, discouraged by Joosep's success, sees an opportunity to use the young man's insecurities against him...
Joosep, who grew up in the countryside, dreams of studying in the capital. Together with his girlfriend Kati, the couple has saved up money for moving. The plan suddenly collapses when their neighbor Karl, discouraged by Joosep's success, sees an opportunity to use the young man's insecurities against him...
A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete.
A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions.
An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of getting a loan from a friend.
A young man with a bright future suffers a near-fatal accident and recreates his new life with the help of an unlikely animal friend.
Jo, the mother of seven children, divorces her second husband in order to marry Jake, a successful but promiscuous screenwriter. Though they are physically and emotionally compatible, they are slowly torn apart.
Carla Zachanassian had a child by Serge Miller as a teenager. When Serge refused to marry her, she was driven out of town. By her own wit and cunning, she has returned as a multi-millionaire for a visit. The town lays out the red carpet expecting big things from Carla, only to learn that her sole purpose is to see Serge Miller killed...
Two law school friends find themselves at odds when one becomes a Justice Department lawyer and the other goes into politics.
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.
Clara and her two sons escape from her abusive husband with little more than their car and plan to start over in New York. After the car towed away, the family meets Alice, who gets them into an emergency shelter. While stealing food at a Russian restaurant called ‘Winter Palace’, Clara meets Marc, who has been given the chance to help the old eatery regain its former glory. The ‘Winter Palace’ soon becomes a place of unexpected encounters between people who are all undergoing some sort of crisis and whom fate has now brought together.
When a 17-year old aspiring dancer is uprooted in her high school senior year, she finds herself divided between two boys, and she will have one last shot at making her dream a reality.