A collection of stories about and images of our world, offering an immersion to the core of what it means to be human. Through these stories full of love and happiness, as well as hatred and violence, it brings us face to face with the Other, making us reflect on our lives. From stories of everyday experiences to accounts of the most unbelievable lives, these poignant encounters share a rare sincerity and underline who we are – our darker side, but also what is most noble in us, and what is universal. Our Earth is shown at its most sublime through never-before-seen aerial images accompanied by soaring music, resulting in an ode to the beauty of the world, providing a moment to draw breath and for introspection. This film is a politically engaged work which allows us to embrace the human condition and to reflect on the meaning of our existence.

Paloma is a serious and highly articulate but deeply bored 11-year-old who has decided to kill herself on her 12th birthday. Fascinated by art and philosophy, she questions and documents her life and immediate circle, drawing trenchant and often hilarious observations on the world around her. But as her appointment with death approaches, Paloma finally meets some kindred spirits in her building's grumpy janitor and an enigmatic, elegant neighbor, both of whom inspire Paloma to question her rather pessimistic outlook on life.

Vera Brittain ylittää perheensä ja kotikaupunkinsa ennakkoluulot voittaessaan stipendin Oxfordin yliopistoon. Siellä hän rakastuu veljensä ystävään Roland Leightoniin. Sodan puhjetessa pojat lähtevät rintamalle ja Vera tuntee, ettei voi jäädä vain sivustakatsojaksi ystäviensä taistellessa maansa puolesta. Vera ilmoittautuu vapaaehtoisena sairaanhoitajaksi ja kokee kaikki sodan kauhut. Vera päättää selviytyä ja antaa elämälleen päämäärän: hän ei anna kadotetun sukupolvensa unohtua.

Mohammed Assaf, an aspiring musician living in Gaza, sets a seemingly impossible goal: to compete on the program "Arab Idol."

Tony is admitted to a rehabilitation center after a serious ski accident. Dependent on the medical staff and pain relievers, she takes time to look back on a turbulent relationship that she experienced with Georgio.

Vuoteen 1931 sijoittuva tositarina kolmesta australialaisesta aboriginaalitytöstä, jotka karkaavat hallituksen leiriltä ja aloittavat yli 2 500 kilometrin pituisen kotimatkan.

Chicagossa toimiva headhunter Dane Jensen työskentelee Blackridge Recruiting -yrityksessä, joka järjestää työpaikkoja insinööreille. Danen pomo on jäämässä eläkkeelle, joten Dane haluaa toteuttaa pitkäaikaisen haaveensa ja päästä yrityksen johtoon. Danen 10-vuotias poika Ryan saa kuitenkin yllättäen syöpädiagnoosin. Danen henkilökohtainen maailma on äkkiä törmäyskurssilla hänen urasuunnitelmiensa kanssa.

Antoine is about to start his first year of medical school… for the third time. Benjamin, just out of high school, will make his first try. He soon realizes it's not exactly a walk in the park. In a fiercely competitive environment, with nights dedicated to hard studying rather than hard partying, the two freshmen will have to adapt and find a middle ground between despair for the present and hope for the future.

Ivan, a writer living in Manila, walks through the city in search of his past.

The Apache Indians have reluctantly agreed to settle on a US Government approved reservation. Not all the Apaches are able to adapt to the life of corn farmers. One in particular, Geronimo, is restless. Pushed over the edge by broken promises and necessary actions by the government, Geronimo and thirty or so other warriors form an attack team which humiliates the government by evading capture, while reclaiming what is rightfully theirs.

Romantiikannälkäinen Colin ja kaunis Chloé kohtaavat runollisessa ja surrealistisessa Pariisissa.

When Nénette discovers the identity of her father in a letter, she quickly goes off in search of him. But instead of finding her father, she is met by her half-brother, Paul. Paul, a bitter man who gave up his dream to take over his father’s pharmacy business, is less than thrilled at the arrival of his ‘embarrassing’ half-sister. After refusing to take her in, he soon gets a taste of his own medicine. Under the influence of a potent drug, for one day Paul is generous, happy and sensitive. The next morning, however, once the drug has worn off, his nasty side comes back...

Two years have passed. After missing their separation, the Leroy seem perfectly successful in their divorce. But the appearance of two new lovers in the life of Vincent and Florence will set fire to the powders. The match between the former spouses resumes.

Marokossa neljä prostituutiolla itsensä elättävää naista kamppailee ammattiinsa liittyvien vaarojen ja ennakkoluulojen kanssa.

Eronnut ja keski-ikäinen Richard Jones odottaa rennon letkeää tulevaisuutta saapuessaan toimistoonsa viimeistä kertaa myytyään yrityksensä eteenpäin. Tyrmistyksekseen hän huomaa, että yrityskauppa on ollut vilpillinen, hänen yhtiönsä on nyt konkurssissa ja tulevaisuuden turvaksi suunniteltu eläkerahasto on pyyhkiytynyt jäljettömiin. Richard värvää ex-vaimonsa Katen avukseen jäljittämään petoksen tehnyttä bisnesmiestä hämärien kauppojen takana. Kissa-hiiri leikki johtaa lopulta Eurooppaan, jossa ex-aviopari joutuu keskelle takaa-ajojen, koruvarkauksien ja tunteidensa pyörremyrskyä.

A story is about young teenage girl, with sister and brothers, a pleasant uncle and aunt, an annoying nanny, a young boy interested in kissing her, a close relationship with the imaginary addressee of her daily diary and her parents' disintegrating marriage - all this in a rented house in a summer resort.

Mona, a prisoner on work release, meets Clément, a shy actor. Desperate to impress Mona, Clément recruits his extroverted friend, Abel, to help. When Mona becomes more interested in Abel, it sets off a conflict between the two friends. Meanwhile, Mona attempts to keep her past hidden.

In 1891, the French painter Paul Gauguin leaves Paris and travels to Tahiti to renew his art as a free man, far from the European artistic conventionalism. On his journey of discovery, he faces solitude and disease, but he also knows the beauty of wild nature and the love of Tehura, a young native girl who becomes his wife and model.

Michel dreams of a perfect meeting with the woman of his dreams, entirely due to chance, as his parents and grandparents experienced. Vincent, Michel's contrast, is completely different. He is more the man of the direct approach and he follows his...! The two childhood friends Michel and Vincent, with completely opposite views when it comes to women, soon discover the limits of their respective techniques when they meet Angèle and Nathalie.

Like every summer, our friends, the Pics, Jacky and Laurette, Gatineau, recently divorced from Sopie, and Patrick Chirac, ever true to form, get together at the Blue Waves camping grounds. This year, Patrick has decided to try car sharing. Believing that he'll travel through France alone with Vanessa, he finds himself accompanied by three young Dijon inhabitants: smooth-talking Robert, good-looking Benji and loudmouth José. Of course, after car sharing Patrick is forced to try out bed sharing...