Mladý policajt Ryan zastupuje v meste zákon. Svoju frustráciu si však vybíja šikanovaním černochov. Jeho mladému parťákovi Tommymu sa jeho prejavy rasizmu nepáčia, ale nikdy nezasiahne. Obeťou Ryanovho besnenia sa stane aj bohatý černošský režisér Cameron so svojou manželkou Christine. Všetci obyvatelia mesta sa snažia prežiť vo svete plnom nedôvery, rasistických predsudkov, zloby a strachu. Daniel sa snaží upokojiť svoju malú vystrašenú dcérku príbehom o neviditeľnom nepriestrelnom plášti, ktorý jej oblečie, aby bola v bezpečí. Tommy dostane radu, aby stiahol sťažnosť na Ryana a radšej si našiel iný dôvod prečo sa chce nechať preložiť. Cabot žiada detektíva Grahama, aby urovnal prípad zastreleného policajta, pretože je pred voľbami a on potrebuje hlasy černošskej komunity.
Sam Dawson je starostlivý otec, ktorý miluje svoju dcéru Lucy a cíti sa byť tým najšťastnejším chlapom pod slnkom. Problém je v tom, že jeho mentálny vývoj sa kedysi zastavil zhruba na úrovni sedemročného dieťaťa. Až doteraz sa Samovi darilo s pomocou priateľov prekonávať všetky úskalia otcovstva. Teraz ale do hry vstupuje agílny sociálny pracovník a tak Samovi hrozí, že mu Lucy zoberú, pretože ho začína mentálne prevyšovať. Samovho prípadu sa ujme Rita Harrisonová, skúsená právnička, ktorej sa však kvôli pracovnému vyťaženiu značne odcudzil jej syn. Spoočne sa snažia presvedčit systém, že si Sam zaslúži byť otcom so všetkým, čo k tomu patrí a zároveň sa obaja dozvedajú čo vlastne pravá rodičovská láska obnáša...
Príbeh o predčasne vyspelom šesťročnom dievčati a jeho skupine kamarátov, ktorých letné prázdniny sú plné detských zázrakov, možností a zmyslu pre dobrodružstvo, zatiaľ čo dospelí okolo nich zápasia s ťažkými časmi.
A court-appointed legal guardian defrauds her older clients and traps them under her care. But her latest mark comes with some unexpected baggage.
Príbeh päťdesiatnika Daniela z Newcastlu, ktorý sa po prekonaní infarktu ocitne vo vyčerpávajúcom kolotoči žiadostí o dávky. Zatiaľ čo sa usiluje prejsť nezmyselne nastaveným systémom a absurdnými byrokratickými procesmi, ktoré ho nútia zháňať prácu v rozpore s odporúčaním od lekára, stretáva slobodnú matku Katie a jej dve deti. Neúplná rodina má jedinú šancu, ako uniknúť jednoizbovému bytu v ubytovni pre bezdomovcov – prijať byt v neznámom meste 300 míľ ďaleko. Daniel a Katie sa každý po svojom snažia vyrovnať s príkoriami systému, a pritom nestratiť zvyšky dôstojnosti.
Oslo, Norway. After living a traumatic experience, Anna and her son Anders move into a huge apartment building. Feeling constantly terrified and insecure, Anna buys a babycall to monitor Anders while he sleeps.
When his father refuses to support his choice of a career, an aspiring chef tries to fulfil his dream by helping his grandfather run his small eatery.
Maggie has had four children, by four different fathers, removed by social services because of a previous violent relationship. When she meets Jorge, a gentle Latin American refugee, she gradually sees her chance for happiness, but her history still haunts her.
Molly is an unstoppable woman, who will do only what she feels is right. Molly’s world is unique but she is its unquestioned queen!. Pranav is an egoistic bureaucrat of the premier and exclusive Indian Revenue Service , who wants his system and power to rule over the subjects. When both of them clashed, sparks flew and egos would not relent. Will Molly rock or will Pranav get her locked? 'Molly Aunty Rocks!!’ is the story of a very powerful young man and a special middle aged woman.
Thomas is turning 16. His dad's in the army and they've just moved to a town in New South Wales; his mom is pregnant; his older brother, Charlie, who's autistic, has his own adolescent sexual issues. Thomas finds Charlie an embarrassment in public, so when Thomas is attracted to Jackie, a girl in his swim class, Charlie presents any number of obstacles when she drops by their house, when the three of them go for a walk, and during a family birthday dinner. Can Thomas find a way to enter the world of teen romance and still be his brother's keeper, or is Charlie's disability going to prove more than Thomas can handle?
Documentary feature film that follows the personal stories of families struggling in the aftermath of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. Filmed over the course of one winter in one American city, the film presents an intimate snapshot of the state of the nation's economy as it is playing out in millions of American families, and highlights the human consequences of the decline of the middle class and the fracturing of the American Dream
A single mother suffers a devastating stroke leaving her teenage daughter and 7-year-old son to care for her, testing the family's strength to hold things together as their roles are reversed.
A former 'Sonny and Cher' dancer tries to pull her life together when social services threaten to take her daughter away from her.
'Don't build prisons, they cost too much!' In this era of Great Recession, the conservative and tough-on-crime State of Texas takes an unprecedented path by becoming a social justice leader with programs that rehabilitate offenders. Looks like rape, abuse and death are no longer parts of the solution for modern-day Bonnie and Clyde...
Over the years, Joe Swash’s magnetic personality has endeared him to millions of TV viewers, but now he is delving into something more serious, and more personal. This documentary follows Joe as he explores the stories of teens in care over the age of 16, the largest-growing cohort in both child protection and care.
Marie is a social worker in an immigrant dense suburb. Outside her daily work she runs a youth center, leads courses and functions as parole officer for young Belem, who has served time in a correctional center. She also takes care of Belem's son, Ray, when Ray's mother is at work. Belem's release from prison coincides with the appearance of an irritatingly nosy economist from the social services head quarters, curious about Marie's impressing but costly work. As pressure mounts, Marie's true feelings rise to the surface and her methods and motives are questioned.
Documentary film by the Danish TV channel DR about sexual abuse and suicide in Tasiilaq, Southeastern Greenland.