The Porter Brothers

Burgundy, France, end of 1945. On the day of his 15th birthday, Louis receives a very special gift from his uncle Jules, who decides to take his nephew to his favorite brothel in an attempt to let him explore his new life as a grown-up man. Through the evening’s bittersweet encounters, Louis discovers the adult world in all its complexity and cruelty.

In a secluded village in the French Pyrenees, American writer Olivia returns to her family’s ancestral home – where her grandmother fled Paris during the Nazi invasion in World War II – seeking material for a long-stalled novel. There she encounters Madeline, a talented local woman whose ingenuity and spirit echo memories of her grandmother. As Olivia incorporates details from Madeline’s life into her fictional narrative, three storylines intersect: her grandmother’s past, her novel and Olivia’s present-day experiences.

As an immigrant from Venezuela, a young woman named Bea learns to deal with the lingering effects of the world she left behind while discovering hopes for a new life in Paris.

In a beach side bungalow, a couple battles sweltering heat as they try to find sleep. While tossing and turning, the two continuously miss each other as they wake up at odd moments.

Like every day, Maria sells lottery tickets at the same traffic light in Caracas. Life there is precarious and difficult, and everyone survives as best they can. One day, Maikel, a young local delinquent, approaches her on his motorcycle and tries to start a conversation. Despite her reluctance, Maikel returns to see her every day.

Georgia, 1865: a Northern soldier desperately seeks an orphan he has promised to adopt. A tale of a decisive passage in American history, between the end of the Civil War and the promise of justice for freed slaves.