The almanac "Such Adults" consists of four short stories dedicated to the theme of childhood in the modern world. Despotism and indifference of adults, questions of birth and death — in the author's stories shot in different genres and styles. They are addressed primarily to adults, especially those who have not yet had time to finally grow up.
The almanac "Such Adults" consists of four short stories dedicated to the theme of childhood in the modern world. Despotism and indifference of adults, questions of birth and death — in the author's stories shot in different genres and styles. They are addressed primarily to adults, especially those who have not yet had time to finally grow up.
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.
A boozy lowlife tries to bury the truth about his crazy stepson's suspicious death, but a nosy newspaper columnist and the young man's mother complicate matters.
A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.
เมาส์ต้องการอย่างยิ่งที่จะเข้าร่วมกลุ่ม The Midnight Clique ซึ่งเป็นกลุ่มนักบิดมอเตอร์ไซค์วิบากชื่อดังของเมืองบัลติมอร์ที่ครองถนนในฤดูร้อน เมื่อแบล็กซ์ หัวหน้ากลุ่ม Midnight ช่วยเหลือเมาส์วัย 14 ปี เมาส์ก็พบว่าตัวเองถูกดึงให้แยกออกจากเส้นทางที่ตรงและแคบและเส้นทางที่เต็มไปด้วยเงินและความรุนแรง
A nightmarish evening unfolds for neighbors David and Robert when they accidentally hit a woman on her bike and flee the scene. While David is increasingly plagued by feelings of guilt, Robert shows no remorse and becomes overbearing and possessive.
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.
During the 1976 Soweto uprising, a white school teacher's life and values are threatened when he asks questions about the death of a young black boy who died in police custody.
A psychotic man opens fire in a diner, murdering numerous people before killing himself. The survivors struggle in different ways following this horrendous event: a doctor doubts his own instincts and elects to use an experimental medical procedure on his wife, while a gambler believes he's on a lucky streak. A waitress begins engaging in promiscuous sex, and a young girl whose father is among the dead gains unexpected fame.
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.
After the lewd and frenetic Dance of the Seven Veils, and with the solemn pledge from the very lips of Herod himself that she could have whatever her heart desires up to half his kingdom, wanton and proud young Salomé comes before her king with an unreasonable demand. Beguiled by John the Baptist, and then scorned for the sake of his god, lascivious Salomé—encouraged by her mother, the vindictive, Herodias—commands that John be executed and his head delivered on a silver platter.