- Separated from his family and caught in a cycle of gambling and debt, Jim has less than a day to repay a violent loan shark. His day is turned upside down when he must look after his young. Jim's relationship with his son is tested as his plans to pay back the loan fail. When his last desperate effort to repay the debt puts his son's life at risk, he must make a choice between his past and a second chance at life.
- 7岁的奥利芙,戴眼镜,小肚腩,做一夜成名的美梦,坚信自己有朝一日能当选美国小姐。 爸爸,推销成功学课程的讲师,相信“世界上只有两种人,成功者和失败者”,四处贩卖他的“成功九部曲”;哥哥,自闭男,崇拜尼采,为了考上飞行学院发哑誓,九个月没有同家人说话;舅舅,自称是美国最好的普鲁斯特研究学者,同性恋,恋人和同事跑掉、失业,自杀未遂,生活混乱;爷爷(阿兰·阿尔金 饰),被养老院赶出来的老流氓,满嘴脏话、吸毒;妈妈,是这个疯狂家庭唯一正常的人。 在家人的支持下,奥利芙参加了“阳光小美女”的选美比赛,一家人踏上了集体寻梦的旅程。 奥利芙能否如愿当选?家庭成员们怎样才能度过他们各自的危机?
- 1995年7月,斯雷布雷尼察。艾达是联合国的一名翻译。当塞尔维亚军队入侵波什尼亚克飞地并接管那里的权力时,她和她的家人和其他成千上万的人一样,在联合国营地寻求保护。激烈的政治谈判开始了,阿伊达不得不进行翻译,通过翻译她得知了致命而残酷的信息。但尽管信息的爆炸性极强,她还是坚持着逃脱迫在眉睫的命运的希望。