During a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, young secretary Eileen becomes enchanted by Rebecca Saint John, the glamorous new counselor at the prison where she works. Their budding friendship takes a twisted turn when Rebecca reveals a dark secret — throwing Eileen onto a sinister path.

Dvadsaťročný Daniel v detenčnom centre pre mladistvých zažije duchovnú premenu. Chce sa stať kňazom, ale bránia mu v tom záznamy v registri trestov. Pošlú ho za prácou do malého mesta, kde má nastúpiť do stolárskej dielne, no po príchode si ho pomýlia s kňazom a zhodou okolností začne viesť celú farnosť. Nový mladý a charizmatický kňaz ponúkne komunite príležitosť zotaviť sa z bolesti spôsobenej nedávnymi tragickými udalosťami.

Summer 1968. 14-year-old Wolfgang is deported from his family in the secluded Church Welfare Institution sanctuary. One thing is clear for Wolfgang: His yearning for freedom, he will not soon buried in the bog.

A small town in Australia, in the late 1950s: Brownie and Lola are deeply in love. But because they are under-age, their parents are against their relationship and try to separate them.