#somber
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A male volunteer at a homeless shelter encounters a young teenage girl and embarks on an unexpected romantic and sexual relationship with her.
A 78-year-old retired veteran returns to his rainy homeworld after sixty years away, beginning a long-anticipated retirement on the edge of civilization.
A college student settles into his room, shares a simple stir fry with a girl named Sarah, and reflects drunkenly on a lost loved one.
A widowed father contemplates murder over a chance evening encounter that revives memories of his lost love.
A young novice at a remote Alpine convent is bound, led naked through its corridors, and subjected to a ritual chastisement to purge her 'sinful' desires.
In 1931 Nuremberg, a young man fixates on an iron maiden exhibit and an unattainable woman, indulging dark fantasies of medieval torture.
A young man coping with family tragedy and financial hardship meets a freaky girlfriend who embraces his unusual profession and eventually brings in a third partner.
A young woman copes with boredom and complicated family dynamics at her wealthy Nigerian father's elaborate funeral in rural Enugu.
A young boy in a rain-soaked village grieves his father and shoulders adult responsibilities working the rice fields, dreaming of the wider world beyond.
A neglected wife explores intimacy with a teenage girl moving in, seeking the affection her grumpy husband no longer provides.
A grieving young widow begins a romantic journey that leads to revenge and a new relationship after her husband's sudden death.
A Vietnam veteran grapples with guilt and the consequences of rescuing a young Vietnamese sex trafficking survivor twenty-five years after bringing her to America.
A dull printer with a secret female domination fetish encounters a mysterious woman who transforms his ordinary existence into something far more meaningful.
A grieving man prepares to leave his cherished home in a futuristic society after losing the woman who filled it with life.
A woman trapped in a loveless marriage with her high school sweetheart reflects on her shattered dreams and contemplates returning to her old high school.
After a terrorist attack leaves a woman stranded at an airport, she joins two businessmen on a shared journey home and discovers comfort in unexpected human connection.
On the anniversary of her lover Sonia's death, Harriet visits the cemetery and meets a young woman who bears a striking resemblance to her departed partner, leading to an emotional connection and the discovery of new intimacy.
A grieving woman visits her child's grave daily and seeks solace in a passionate encounter to forget her pain.
A teenage boy visits his sick uncle and his striking Aunt Ruth, becoming entangled in a quiet family tragedy that stirs unexpected feelings.