Главный герой, 45-летний архитектор Джордж Монро, узнав о своей скорой кончине, понимает, что жизнь его прошла совсем не так, как ему хотелось бы. Он пытается исправить ошибки прошлого, став заботливым и трогательным. Несмотря на то, что его терпеть не могут все члены семьи, которую он покинул десять лет назад, он решает не только во что бы то ни было построить дом, но и привлечь в качестве помощника своего сына…
Блэндингзы живут в Нью-Йорке в крошечной квартире. Они решают переехать в пригород и построить свой дом. Но сказать гораздо проще чем сделать.
Бруно живёт в горной деревне, а Пьетро — в большом городе, но ему очень трудно сходиться с людьми. Когда они друг друга встречают, это меняет жизни обоих.
Пожилой канадской паре приходится вести борьбу против местных властей в сельском районе провинции Нью-Брансуик, чтобы осуществить мечту построить свое последнее пристанище.
Когда Виктории надоедает её беспечный стиль жизни, она решает найти себе вторую половинку. Естественно, увидев в кафе симпатичного незнакомца, она начинает с ним флиртовать. Парень вводит Викторию в замешательство, не отвечая ей взаимностью. Чтобы добиться его внимания, она принимает решение притворяться христианкой и помогать его команде с постройкой домов в волонтёрской организации.
A young couple, soon to wed, begin building their dreamhouse, but their interfering relatives cause no end of trouble. Comedy.
Olive is building a house when the boys happen by. They show off a bit to convince her to let them build her house for her. She decides to split the job in half by splitting the blueprints in half and having each build one side of the house. Of course, "cooperation" isn't in their vocabulary. Bluto does an extremely sloppy job on his half, and also takes every opportunity to either sabotage Popeye or trick him into doing more work. Meanwhile, Popeye's making enough of his own mistakes, many of which seem to involve wedging Olive into small bent pipes. Eventually, Popeye has his spinach and finishes the house, but the house collapses as they are celebrating with a kiss.
Markku built a house for his family with his own bare hands like a strong man is supposed to do. He worked hard from dawn to dusk, so that his seven children would have a roof above their heads. Unfortunately, the task ended up being too hard and Markku burnt out. One day, he left his family and disappeared abroad. The filmmaker travels to his childhood home to face his father, who he never got to know properly. Together they build a steel gate in front of the unfinished house, and try to create a relationship between each other.
A research worker Robespier Galabov (Yakovlev) lives with his family in a small communal flat with shared kitchen and dreams about a self-contained home. Galabov meet Rangel Lelin (Gospodinov), the well-known amidst the localities as the past-master, when he realized that the new municipal apartment they apply for won't be ready in the next decade. The Past-Master promises to build the private house in a month. After starting the construction, Rangel Lelin constantly blackmail Galabov for more money through treat of "putting the hat". Finally the house was built but the inauguration become gloomy. It turns out that the chimney of the fireplace doesn't work properly. After days of luckless attempts to solve the problem the past-master's brother come into sight. Knowing the Lelin's tricks he find a hat built in the chimney.
Fabian builds his house on an old cart that he will pull himself, with the plan to walk to Serbia. But then it turns out that building the cart in itself is quite a journey. Will the cart ever leave it's place?
Biography - President Jimmy Carter and his wife discuss the 25 years they've spent working with Habitat for Humanity and their Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Partnership Foundation project, in this illuminating documentary. The film showcases Habitat for Humanity's 2008 Blitz Build campaign to rebuild the Gulf Coast and demonstrates Carter's far-reaching impact, the result of a determined man who refuses to ignore people in need. -