Koniec 19. storočia. Na lodi, na ktorej cestuje mladá vdova Sarah a jej ročná dcéra Lilli, vypukne epidémia cholery. Sarah, Lilli a dvojročný chlapec, ktorého nájdu námorníci v člne na otvorenom mori, sú vysadení so zásobami na malom člne. Vietor ich zanesie na opustený tichomorský ostrov. Sarah vychováva Lilli a malého chlapca, ktorého pomenuje Richard, v duchu viktoriánskej morálky. Obe deti však s pribúdajúcim vekom čoraz viac fascinujú rozdiely v ich fyziognómiách. Keď Sarah zomrie na zápal pľúc, Lillia a Richard sú odkázaní jeden na druhého. Podarí sa im utajiť svoju prítomnosť na ostrove pred kanibalmi, ktorí sem pravidelne prichádzajú vykonávať svoje krvavé rituály. Na prahu dospelosti sa Lillie a Richard do seba zamilujú a začnú spolu žiť ako muž a žena. Ich idylku preruší príchod americkej lode. Za dramatických okolností sa dvaja mladí ľudia musia rozhodnúť, či sa vrátia do civilizácie...
Príbeh mladej ženy Kyi, ktorú v detstve opustila celá jej rodina a až do dospelosti vyrastala sama v nebezpečných močiaroch Severnej Karolíny. Celé roky sa šírili v pokojnom mestečku Barkley Cove strašidelné historky o „Dievčati z močiara“, ktoré izolovali Kyu od miestnej komunity. Keď sa v Kyinom živote objavia dvaja mladí muži z mesta, začne sa postupne otvárať novému, neznámemu svetu. Lenže vo chvíli, keď v mestečku dôjde k vražde jedného z nich, miestna komunita ju bezdôvodne označí za hlavnú podozrivú...
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…