Set months before the events of Diamond Dogs, Rick Foster is released from prison and contemplates on life choices before meeting his partner-in-crime, Paul Canterbury.
On the edge of the ring road, at the top of a concrete tower block, Mapi listens every night to the voice messages sent to her by Gabi, her boyfriend whom she has mysteriously stopped answering. With summer approaching, the floor is gradually emptying, and the few remaining tenants would like to understand their friend's silence. But within the walls of the Hôtel Minéral, it seems difficult for anyone to re-establish communication.
A middle aged Indian man works a monotonous nine to five. During a smoke break, he retreats into magical memories that he doesn’t quite remember experiencing. His thoughts are repeatedly interrupted by visions of tablas being sharply played. During his recollection, he is transported to an impressionistic dimension of colors and patterns where he pursues a mysterious yet familiar figure.
Once inseparable in high school, the three friends drifted into their own lives after graduation—studies, work, the ordinary distance of time. Only when all three gathered did it feel like the group was truly whole. On this night, they came together again. Tomorrow, Hui-An would leave Hualien. There were no farewells, no ceremony—just the quiet end of an evening, and each returning home. Nothing seemed to be taken, and yet, the most precious things lingered with them.
Omar struggles with his self-esteem when Lina's ex Fabian returns and humiliates him. He takes up boxing to gain confidence. In the decisive fight, Omar realizes that true happiness and self-esteem do not depend on Lina, but on self-respect and his own strength.
Franky, a brilliant car thief with a promising future, turns his back on crime for the sake of his wife and child. Yet the ordinary life of a citizen feels alien to him. When an old employer forces him back into the underworld, he faces his greatest test, torn between family, freedom, and the dangerous temptation of his dark past.
In the midst of a busy insurance call center, customer representative Derya receives a disturbing call from a customer named Aylin. Aylin claims she is about to commit suicide. Shaken and unable to forget this situation, Derya finds Aylin and goes to her home to help.
Imam Raşit, who has not attended the mosque for many years and has distanced himself from the village people, immediately requests his son Aziz's body to be brought home to be washed upon hearing the news of his death. The villagers know nothing about Aziz’s life or his death; however, the darkening of his body leads them to believe that he was a sinner. Raşit, after hearing these rumors and thoughts, makes a shocking decision, one that will question his sanity, to cleanse his son of his sins.
Songül is about to finish her shift at the hospital where she works as a nurse. Upon learning that her husband Hakkı, whom she is about to leave, is coming home to collect his belongings, she decides to go home later to avoid seeing him.
Koray (30) is a young white-collar worker who deeply feels that his society is becoming increasingly corrupt and that his anxiety about the future is constantly growing. For all these reasons, he has decided to move abroad. Shortly before moving, his two closest friends invite him to a farewell dinner. Even on the way to the restaurant for dinner, he encounters examples and characters that justify his decision to emigrate; these encounters further increase his unease.