1957. In Budapest, after the uprising against the Communist regime, a young Jewish boy, Andor, raised by his mother with idealized tales of his deceased father, has his world turned upside down when a brutish man appears, claiming to be his true father.

Four former college dorm friends reunite in an apartment ten years after blowing each other's lives to pieces. They never thought they would speak again - but tonight, it is a matter of life and death whether they can understand each other.

A father and his estranged sons travel through the massive city of Lagos while political unrest threatens their journey home in this semi-autobiographical tale set over the course of a single day in the Nigerian metropolis during the 1993 Nigerian election crisis.

Ainara, a brilliant and idealistic 17-year-old, stands at a crossroads: while her family expects her to choose a university path, she feels an increasing pull toward a religious vocation. As she contemplates entering a cloistered convent, her decision unsettles the fragile balance of her family, forcing each member to confront their beliefs, expectations and emotional ties.

Amanda and her stepfather Martin struggle with a moral issue that divides them. Has Amanda’s mother, Leslie, who is experiencing advanced dementia, lost the ability to make critical decisions in her own best interest? If so, who is responsible – a spouse, a child, an institution – for making such a determination? As Amanda and Martin are forced to make increasingly difficult choices, the repercussions spiral out of their control.

Lucia is spending her vacation with her husband and friends in a small Bulgarian seaside village. The arrival of a mysterious man disrupts the group’s fragile harmony, while the disappearance of a local child casts an increasingly unsettling shadow over their holiday.

Algiers, 1938. Meursault, a thirty-something man and a lowly employee, buries his mother without showing the slightest emotion. The following day, he embarks on an affair with an office colleague called Marie, and then he gets back to everyday life. But his neighbour upsets his daily routine by dragging him into some shady business, until a tragedy takes place on a beach beneath the blazing sun...