Set in the wake of a destructive typhoon, this witty combination of road movie and docu-drama is a marvel of trans cinema. - BFI London
A washed up twenty something year old, who was once the hometown hero and track star, is convinced by a local sweetheart to run a marathon and get his life back on track.
Karla's parents are divorced and she lives with her mom, stepdad, brother and stepbrother. After arguments with mom, dad drinking again and no real X-mas in sight, she runs away from home. Will she be back for Christmas?
Therese, the mayor's wife in a Lebanese village, joyfully prepares for an overnight visit of her daughter's suitor and his parents. She excitedly shares the happy news of the engagement with pictures of her beloved brother who was killed by a Syrian bomb 20 years ago and is still bizarrely present in every corner of her house. Only when the long-awaited guests are at her doorstep, she discovers they are Syrian; this engagement will only happen over Therese's dead body!
Ennio Storto suddenly finds himself in an alternative 2023, in which technology has stopped in the 1990s. But what begins as a disastrous event can evolve into an extraordinary adventure, in which Ennio will discover a new side of himself.
Schultze is an accordion player and newly without work. When the local music club celebrates its 50th anniversary, his taste of music changes unexpectedly.
