How would you choose to die? For Eddie, an ex-swimming
champion who is dying from lung disease, his choice is
home alone. But his plan for a peaceful exit is ruined
when old friend Osbern flies in on a hotair balloon and
whisks him away. Osbern tries to look after the stubborn
Eddie with the help of his French girlfriend, but their
already fragile relationship is put to the test as painful
memories are resurrected and old scores are settled.
Rasmus cleans up dead bodies for a living.
He spends the dark days of the Icelandic winter cleaning up after the many suicides that plague the capital of Reykjavik in that sunless time of year.
When his own friend - a whale watcher called Bjarn - is found dead in his apartment, Rasmus tries to unravel the reasons why.
And with the help of an American boy Jake, he uncovers a mystery that has more to do with his Inuit roots than he ever realised."
At the beginning of the Great depression, a young
man struggles to survive in a city plagued by poverty
and ruled by mobsters. But when he gets work constructing
the Empire State Building, he finds a way out of the slums,
friendship and love.
Anna McCallum leaves war-torn Ireland in 1863 to
save her life and the lives of her two sons. Ironically
she initially brings them to poverty in Boston during
the Civil War, which only threatens their lives further.
