In a small provincial town, four young friends find themselves drawn to a rising movement for change. What begins as a simple act of unity soon grows into something larger—a search for purpose, identity, and truth in a place that has long chosen silence. There is Gabbi, a sharp-tongued, brooding painter whose dark outlook often masks a restless idealism; Jay, a public attorney caught between duty and conviction; Marco, a weary engineer in a corrupt firm struggling to keep his integrity; and withdrawn, brilliant Anna, who quietly anchors them all. As their world begins to shift, they come to realize that activism is not only about standing up—it’s about the quiet endurance that follows, the kind that tests one’s faith in others and in oneself.
Andro comes to his hometown for a summer vacation and meets two friends from his youth — Toni has become a father, Franko is stuck in his old ways, while Andro drifts somewhere in between.
Eighteen-year-old Shehab is a dreamy teen torn between his ambition of becoming a psychology teacher and his struggles with communication. In a heartfelt journey of self-discovery, he must confront his insecurities and re-evaluate his confidence as he navigates the challenges of adolescence.
A group of friends sets out on a thrilling trip to Vietnam, but their adventure turns dangerous when one of them is found dead, sparking suspense, secrets, and unexpected tension.
In a small village in the Ukrainian countryside, Nina, a grandmother deeply attached to her land, welcomes her granddaughter Yana for what appears to be a simple holiday. In reality, she is trying to hide the war that is ravaging the country from her granddaughter by creating an imaginary world where everything is fine. However, the child's astuteness gradually cracks the old woman's illusions. Nina must face her real problem: finding the courage to leave her hometown.
After losing her daughter to ISIS, Silvi travels to Iraqi Kurdistan to meet her grandson Ishaq, who lives in an orphanage. Despite cultural barriers and the burden of shared trauma, she fights to build a connection with him. But as Silvi’s return journey to Germany approaches, she must make a momentous decision.
Four generations of women in one family struggle with the expectations placed on them as mothers and partners. Their own dreams and desires for self-fulfillment are often left behind in the process. How can the traumas of the past be prevented from being passed down to the next generation? Will the cycle ever end, and will it ever be broken?
Student Annika returns home for Christmas, but the anticipation of the family dinner is overshadowed by tensions: stepfather Thomas invites business partners, mother Monika is focused on sister Maya’s career, and uncle Detlef stirs things up with his comments. When Maya decides she’d rather celebrate with her boyfriend Barir, Annika covers for her with a lie.
Mavi is a family caregiver and feels torn between her own life—marked by psychological stress—and the responsibility for her chronically ill sister, Nalin. While her sister’s physical illness attracts attention, Mavi’s own mental state is simply overlooked. In a moment of overload, she tries to distance herself from her sister and, in the heat of the moment, locks her in the kitchen. Fleeing home, she meets Royat in a bar. Royat seems to live free from any and all responsibility. Mavi follows her to a house outside of the city, a place where people gather in search of answers to essential questions, and in doing so, she drifts further away from the person she usually is or is supposed to be. But the more she removes herself from her life, the more she falls victim to dissociation, gradually losing her sense of space and time—until Nalin and Mavi’s partner, Khalil, finally find her and bring her to a clinic.
Jisu, a virtual YouTuber with a dream of becoming a singer, hides her face and performs under an avatar. After passing the first round of an audition, she decides to lose weight quickly for the next stage and enters the strict Seonnyeo Fasting Center. On her way there, she meets a man who resembles her ideal type. However, the fasting center's rules are tough, and she constantly clashes with the grumpy manager, Yunho. Amidst hunger, the tempting smell of grilled pork wafts from a nearby restaurant owned by the man she met, leading Jisu into a moral struggle between temptation and her dream of becoming a singer.
On a scouting trip in the 1990s, a volatile teenager expresses secret feelings for another boy. When he’s rejected, he’ll go to dark lengths to keep his secret hidden.
Hilde dies, and her family has only one thing on their mind: money. So they all gather at the large estate, determined to claim what they believe is rightfully theirs. A dysfunctional family, fed up with each other, yet always wanting more. The children—and their children—think they are going to inherit big, but Hilde still has something to say about it all. And then there are all the others. Everyone wants it, but who will get it? And what is “it” anyway?
When 8-year old Adom performs a holy miracle in his small Texas town, his mother Daniela is forced to fight against her church, her husband, and the community in order to protect him from media and religious exploitation.
Sága is a strange, withdrawn, androgynous young girl. She has no friends and spends most of her time locked away at home. But Sága wasn't always like this; her life and personality changed dramatically at puberty when a terrible curse took hold of her. For years, she has managed to hide her dark secret from the world... But for how much longer?
Three women from different generations in Macao face pivotal moments in their lives, while struggling to protect their best friends - three magical balloons.