Newman spiller Sully, en afdanket arbejdsmand, der klarer dagen og vejen med småjobs for byens lokale tømmerfirma, samtidig med at han forsøger at sagsøge samme firmas chef for erstatning pga. en knæskade, han pådrog sig tidligere. Thanksgiving nærmer sig, og Sullys søn, Peter (Dylan Walsh), vender tilbage til sin hjemby for at fejre højtiden med sin mor (Sullys ex-kone), der, på trods af at hun bor et stenkast fra Sully, aldrig snakker med ham. Sully skred fra familien, da Peter var ganske ung, og det har sønnen og ex-konen aldrig helt tilgivet ham. Det bliver en chance for Sully til at genoptage forbindelsen med sin søn. Spørgsmålet er bare, om det er for sent for dem begge… eller om Sully bliver smidt i fængel inden, på grund af sin ikke altid konventionelle opførsel.
A dramatised examination of the health issues and social consequences of America's love affair with fast food.
Filmen handler om den illegale indvandrer Okwe. Han er oprindeligt uddannet læge og fra Nigeria, men i London arbejder han både som taxachauffør og som receptionist på et hotel. Her møder han den tyrkiske Senay, der arbejder som stuepige. Hun venter på at få behandlet sin ansøgning om asyl og må egentlig ikke arbejde, men et eller andet skal hun leve af. En dag får Okwe sig en særdeles ubehagelig oplevelse: Han opdager, at et af hotellets toiletter er tilstoppet - af et menneskehjerte. Han kan ikke kontakte politiet, da det vil afsløre, at han opholder sig illegalt i landet. Men hans nyerhvervede viden om Londons kriminelle underverden og handlen med organer er farlig. Hurtigt er han og også Senay involveret i en sag, der bringer deres liv i fare.
In New York City, Thom is broke and jobless, illegally working as a taxi driver. Claire is a successful business-woman, but personally she's in shambles - then comes the phone call that her estranged father is in the hospital. Not knowing what to do, Claire hops in Thom's cab and orders him to just drive and so he does. They find themselves in Pennsylvania and Claire makes the rash decision to drive across the country to California. On the road, there are many detours as the obstacles and secrets force them to learn about themselves and each other.
Lichter is an episodic tale from Hans-Christian Schmid about the life on the border between Germany and Poland. The film sheds light on the everyday stories of escape and desperateness.
El Cholo, a Peruvian taxi driver, flees from justice in his country and comes to Venezuela in search for a better future. After running into a gang of con-men who leave him penniless, he meets a peculiar group of Latin Americans who work for a gangster known as The Russian as hitmen. El Cholo is quickly trapped in a world of blood and ambition that makes him realize the true cost of life and death.
Cheaters and cheated, wage dumping and moonlighting – up close and personal with the labor market inspectors Frédy, Regula, Marcos, Stefan and Chrümu.
"The Last One Put Out the Light" - The Berlin construction workers Micha, Silvio and Norbert are out of work. The way out spells - Norway. Because over German craftsmen are in demand. The three with 17 other desperate people are bawling Norwegian and preparing themselves for "it's always just salmon" and fearing the darkness. Too bad that their wives have other plans.
Drama about a young Chinese girl who arrives in London to pursue her dreams, and the three men who fall for her. In order to study music, Lan Lan must marry her sponsor's son, for whom she has no affection. She eventually takes flight and befriends a Chinese engineer and his flatmate. Together they set up an illegal Chinese food takeaway, but as the business flourishes, the tensions in their relationship surface.
This film follows the lives of undocumented Vietnamese workers in Taiwan doing odd jobs to survive, after having been forced to flee their employers due to harsh working conditions and lack of medical care. How will living this way for more than a decade shape their lives?