Ægteparret Dean og Cindy er kommet til det punkt, hvor familielivet er blevet en stadig kamp. Henover en weekend flygter de fra hverdagen for at forsøge at redde ægteskabet. I bagspejlet kan de se hvad der engang fik dem til at blive lidenskabeligt forelskede og det der gjorde at ingen forhindringer var uoverstielige. Filmen blev nomineret til en Oscar-statuette i 2011, men vandt den desværre ikke.
Akira's wife walks out on him, leaving him to confide in his gangster brother-in-law. Using only a cryptic note as a clue the two brothers go on a road trip to find his wife. After a series of violent encounters with strangers, Akira meets a prostitute. The pair start a relationship. After Akira finds his wife, he questions whether he still wants to be with her.
The wife of an elite government official left her husband, and a young journalist is sent to investigate the case. But his boss has a hidden agenda.