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A novice nun about to take her vows uncovers a family secret dating back to the German occupation.

Against his country's orders, a Japanese diplomat issues visas to refugees, saving over 6,000 Jewish lives at the outbreak of World War II.

Set in the realities of post-war Poland, the film tells the story of mourning parents setting off on their last journey with their son, as seen from the point of view of their grandson Jan. The son of Hanna and Jacob, a Home Army soldier Waclaw "Odrowaz" Szewczyk, is shot by the secret police in the autumn of 1946. After suffering a series of humiliations by the new authorities, who continuously desecrate their child's corpse, Hanna and Jacob decide to provide their son with a proper burial in the Paclawska Calvary, 500 km away. Their venture through Poland - a country still haunted by the post-war nightmare, becomes a metaphorical journey into the depths of the human soul and an attempt to reorder the world in which neighbors turn against each other, and where one's current enemy may become an unexpected ally.

Khodor (13) a child whose family tries to issue him an ID document that proves his existence and gives him the right to education, healthcare and movement outside of the Palestinian refugee camp of Shatila in Beirut, Lebanon. Throughout the process, many of the family old secrets get revealed.

Two friends compensate for their dull lives by intruding into the lives of others. They take up a task which turns out to be more than they can handle.

A short story to the melody of Tom Waits's "Way Down in The Hole" about how love can become pure. Pure moonshine - to be precise. There is Him and Her. He loves Her. She... has one condition. It's shiny and hard to get. Basically She asks for the moon. And so, desperate and confused He embarks on a journey into the world on the edge of dream and reality to fulfill Her desires. But what He will do when in the middle of this oneiric land, He finally will come into possession of the shiny crescent? A dream-come-true will turn into a pretty spooky nightmare, because it's not only about laying your hands on the star from the sky - you have to know how to deal with it also.