Mid-August in Paris (the title is a date: August 15) in a sunny, quiet apartment a young woman talks, thinks, reflects about herself, everyday life and little events in a long, uninterrupted monologue. The camera pictures her and her gestures in long, fixed shots moving around the rooms, the space, the light and shadows of a summer day.
Hexing isn't a legend but a bone-chilling cultural truth. A whispered curse, a lifetime of remorse. When greed awakens, retribution follows until the bitter end.
In 1986 Madras, a timid eight-year-old boy accidentally locks a feared criminal inside a school restroom. As the man faces hunger and isolation, an unexpected friendship forms between them, transforming both their lives.
A couple arrived in Rome in 1965, fleeing from an abusive husband and from crimes such as adultery and the abandonment of the marital roof, leaving their newborn daughter.