Ο Σάλι είναι ένας κατεργάρης που πλησιάζει στη σύνταξη. Όταν προσπαθεί να πάρει εργατική αποζημίωση για το γόνατό του που έχει πρόβλημα, δουλεύει κρυφά για τον εχθρό του, τον Καρλ, και φλερτάρει με τη νεότερη γυναίκα του. Όμως ο γιος του που έχει να δει πάρα πολλά χρόνια έρχεται στην πόλη με την οικογένειά του, και ο Σάλι βρίσκεται αντιμέτωπος με απρόσμενες οικογενειακές καταστάσεις. Σαν να μην έφταναν όλα αυτά, ο τραπεζίτης γιος της σπιτονοικοκυράς του, σχεδιάζει να τον ξεφορτωθεί και από το σπίτι και από τη ζωή της μητέρας του.
A dramatised examination of the health issues and social consequences of America's love affair with fast food.
O Okwe, ενας Νιγηριανός γιατρός, και η Senay, μια καμαριέρα, δουλεύουν στο ίδιο ξενοδοχείο στο Λονδίνο. Το ξενοδοχείο, το οποίο διευθύνει ο Senor Sneaky είναι το σημείο όπου πραγματοποιούνται βρώμικες δουλειές, όπως εμπόριο ναρκωτικών και πορνεία. Παρόλα αυτά, όταν ο Owke βρίσκει στις τουαλέτες μία ανθρώπινη καρδιά, ανακαλύπτει κάτι πολύ πιο αμαρτωλό από ένα κοινό έγκλημα.
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?