XIX a. vidurys. Po vyro mirties, Sara, kartu su metų dukra Lili, grįžta iš Taičio į San Franciską. Tačiau laive įsisiautėjusi šiltinė dar labiau pakeičia Saros gyvenimą. Vienintelis būdas išsigelbėti – palikti mirtiną ligą nešantį laivą.

Moteris su dukra ir dar vienu laive buvusiu vienišu berniuku įsodinama į gelbėjimo valtį ir paleidžiama į atvirą vandenyną. Vienintelis likimo pasiųstas šansas – negyvenama sala. Sara, kupina nepalaužiamo ryžto ir išradingumo, sugebėjo išgyventi ir įsikurti. Ji augino ir mokė vaikus, kol pneumonija pakirto ir jos gyvybę.

Vaikai liko vieni su daugybe neatsakytų klausimų apie lyčių skirtumus, vyro ir moters tarpusavio santykius ir meilės jausmą. Po daugelio metų atplaukęs laivas, sudrumsčia jų ramybę ir skausmingai keičia iki šiol turėtą pasaulio įsivaizdavimą.

Kaja Klark savo gimtojo miestelio Šiaurės Karolinoje gyventojams visuomet kėlė prieštaringus jausmus, iš kurių stipriausi – nepasitikėjimas, įtarumas ir panieka. Mergaitė gimė šalia miestelio tyvuliuojančiose pelkėse, kur buvo įsikūrusi jos šeima. Pirmiausiai kelerių metų dukrą paliko motina, tuomet vienas po kito išvyko vyresnieji broliai ir seserys, o galiausiai pradingo ir tėvas. Nuo tada Kaja pelkėse augo viena.

Pragyvendama vien iš to, ką siūlo gamta, Kaja ne tik išgyvena, bet ir išauga į simpatišką ir žvilgsnius traukiančią jauną moterį. Ja ypač susižavi du miestelio vaikinai – geraširdis Teitas ir futbolo komandos pažiba Čeisas. Tad kuomet pelkėse surandamas nužudyto Čeiso kūnas, Kaja iš karto tampa pagrindine įtariamąja.

The tragic story of a young orphan girl who is befriended by an innocent but emotionally disabled veteran of the French Indochina War.

After being neglected by her mother, a little girl is taken in by her uncle and his transgender girlfriend, who create a loving home for her.

This comical love story follows the story of A.J. Fikry, whose life is not at all what he expected it to be. His wife has died, his bookstore is experiencing the worst sales in its history and now his prized possession, a rare edition of Poe poems, has been stolen. He’s given up on people and even the books in his store offer another reminder that the world is changing too rapidly. But when a mysterious package arrives at the store, it gives Fikry the chance to make his life over and see things anew.

A story inspired by the life of one of the most remarkable figures in Brazilian popular culture, João Francisco dos Santos (1900-1976). In turn, bandit, transvestite, street fighter, brothel cook, convict and father to seven adopted children, dos Santos – better known as Madame Satã – was also a notorious gay performer who pushed social boundaries in a volatile time.

Big Steve Halloway, gambler and proprietor of New York's Horseshoe Cabaret, is in desperate need of money. He arranges for his fellow bookies, especially Sorrowful Jones, to each pay him $1,000 for his racehorse, Dream Prince, to lose. With all bets being placed at the window, Sorrowful encounters a gambler, having lost $500, wanting to place his bet but unable to come up with $20. Instead, he places his little girl, Marthy Jane, as security, or in bookie's terms a "marker". "Marky", as she comes to be known, winds up under the care of Sorrowful Jones and his lady friend, singer Bangles Carson.

In pre-colonial times a peddler crossing the savanna discovers a child lying unconscious in the bush. When the boy comes to, he is mute and cannot explain who he is. The peddler leaves him with a family in the nearest village. After a search for his parents, the family adopts him, giving him the name Wend Kuuni (God's Gift) and a loving sister with whom he bonds. Wend Kuuni regains his speech only after witnessing a tragic event that prompts him to reveal his own painful history.

During World War II, an orphaned young girl seeks to survive and perhaps even help resistance fighters battle the Nazis.

Angelina lives in a big city on the sea coast, where handsome men and beautiful women are strolling the streets with only one purpose: to have fun, flirt and love. But Angelina, being pretty, intelligent, and nice, finds herself lonely. She is a police officer and her job is helping abandoned kids, orphans, and troubled youngsters. One day one of her charges, a little boy, explains to Angelina how lonely, dull and useless she is. Those words have been bothering her ever since, and she decides to change herself.. Angelina starts her way through the darkness…