Cheryl Strayed is overwhelmed by unhappy marriage and death of her mother. Heartbroken and having no hope for bright future, she is off to pilgrimage through the territory of Pacific Crest Trail – a most dangerous itinerary via Sierra Nevada and the Cascade Mountains. Difficulties during such a risky trip make her get rid of pains in her heart and become much more stronger.
The main charactes of “Set Fire to the Stars” (2014) are Dilan Thomas and John Michael Brinnin. The film describes a short period of life of these men when they were friends. Their friendship began from the moment when Brinnin invited Thomas, an aspiring young poet to New York to read a circle of lectures. His decision radically changes his life.
The plot of the film features Los Angeles of the late 1960ies. The main character, Larry Sportello is a private detective and is addicted to marijuana. His ex-girlfriend wants him but soon the woman disappears together with her new rich partner. Larry takes up the case to investigate the whole affair.
Lost River is an American thriller. It is about a single mother and her two sons who live in little town the citizens of which are leaving their homes as it is no more a good place for normal life. Facing financial problems she is hired to work at a nightclub where every performance resembles a bloody ritual.
Nelly, a Hollocost victim has survived concentration camp and is severely damaged. After she has gone through surgery Nelly is going to Berlin to find out if her husband, Johannes, betrayed her to the Nazis. When she finally found him, Johannes did not recognize her. He thought she died in a camp. However, he confesses that this lady resembles his ‘passed away’ wife…
Many people who surrounded him pecked Gabriel Pasternak: a girl, a musician teacher, a conservatoire professor, a dentist. By hard adventure, all of them meet on the board of an airplane… Late at night a waitress at a road eatery acknowledges in a visitor a moneylender who made her father do a suicide. It happens that a cook (a former criminal) who is working at this eatery has got a ratesbane so as a girl could take revenge over her father.
Directed by Xavier Dolan “Mommy” is a Canadian film about Diana, a single mother of a son whom she takes back from an asylum and is eager to start her new life. The little family lives in perfect harmony but from time to time Steve suffers outbusts of anger which spoils the balance in their relationships. And there appears Kyla, a modest neighbour with a speech defect.
Respire is a French drama about Charlie, a 17-year old girl. Her life is only at the beginning but she is full of fears and doubts. One day she has a new classmate at the school and the girls become good friends. Cuttie Sarah changes Charlie’s life. Their relationships develop into unusual and dangerous connection. Now it’s not easy for Charlie to break with her friend up. She wants to end up this kind of friendship.
William is happily married to his beloved wife Allison. Moreover, they are waiting for their first baby but it all suddenly ends up with a death of his wife. William is completely broken down and from now on sees no sense in his life. He lives on the streets of the city and has several times tried to commit suicide but one thought stops him from doing this…
Claire is an attractive and joyful woman. One day she learns about the suicide of one of the members of psychological support team. She herself suffers from chronic illness syndrom and wants to know the story of the deceased one. Learning personal things from life of that woman, Claire experiences rather a painful relationship with the widow and becomes the victim of a tragedy.
