China, 1999. Childhood friends Liangzi and Zhang are both in love with Tao, the town beauty. Tao eventually decides to marry the wealthier Zhang. They soon have a son he names Dollar... From China to Australia, the lives, loves, hopes and disillusions of a family over two generations in a society changing at breakneck speed.
Rokas and Inga, a couple of young Lithuanians, volunteer to drive a cargo van of humanitarian aid to Ukraine. When plans change and they find themselves left to their own devices, they cross the vast snowy lands of the Donbass region in search of shelter, drifting into the lives of those affected by the war. They approach the frontline despite the danger, all the while growing closer to each other as they begin to understand life during wartime.
A young woman returns home after the breakdown of a relationship to discover her father is dating a woman her age.
Four different instances in the life of the same woman, as this is divided into four significant periods of her existence, such as childhood, puberty, adolescence and adulthood, all representing fragments and diverse aspects of her being as its central focal point. Emotionally damaged, Renée is a caring school teacher who is committed to the education of the underprivileged youth, trying to get pregnant with her boyfriend in an attempt to straighten up her life. However, her past is going to catch up with her in the shape of Tara, a self-destructive, addicted gambler, who has some unfinished business with her which date back some seven years ago. As we make a step back in time, we find Sandra, a careless and fresh young woman in her twenties, who is introduced to the world of horse races by the professional gambler, the elderly Lev who gives her a job at the racetrack as a "mule" carrying bet money to the cashiers. Later on and further back in time, Karine is an early-developed.
In the Paris of the Belle Epoque, in the company of a young deliverer in scooter, the small Kanak Dilili conducts an investigation on abductions mysterious of girls. He will go from adventure in adventure through the prestigious city, meeting of men and extraordinary women, which help hem, and of the wicked, which are rampant in the shadow. The two friends will be the triumph of the light, the freedom and joy of living together.