Aston (Robert Shaw), a quiet, reserved man, lives alone in a top-floor cluttered room of a small abandoned house in a poor London district. He befriends and takes in Mac Davies (Donald Pleasence), an old derelict who has been fired from a menial job in a café. In time Aston offers him a job as caretaker of the house. Aston's brother, Mick (Alan Bates) - a taunting, quasi-sadist - harasses the derelict when his brother is away, countermanding his orders. Eventually Aston, himself irritated by the cantankerous old man, puts him out.
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.
Eine junge Rennwagen-Mechanikerin täuscht eine Verlobung mit dem skandalträchtigsten Racing-Star der Szene vor – offiziell für seinen Ruf, insgeheim für ihre eigene Chance am Steuer. Doch bald droht die Lüge alles zu zerstören, auch das, was längst mehr ist als nur ein Spiel...