Born on a dark night, a boy comes into the world and due to a bizarre set of events, gets a locket that makes him the luckiest guy on earth. It gets him to win lotteries, avoid accidents, earn money, respect and get away with it all across school & college- but it comes with a price, and he wonders if love, friendships and relationships are worth giving away for good luck.
In the second semester of her junior year, 17-year-old Su Qiao welcomed her new desk mate, the "big celebrity" Lin Zi Lu. However, his appearance immediately brought misfortune to Su Qiao. What's even more absurd is that he not only cost her money but also moved into her house, taking over her bedroom. They hadn't been on good terms since they played together ten years ago, and all Su Qiao could think was, "Classmate, when are you moving out of my house?" But Lin Zi Lu didn't just stay; he also became good friends with students like Guan Jin Jin and Fang Liang at school, leaving Su Qiao feeling "isolated".
Policewoman Yiu Chi-yue is a natural born Highly Sensitive Person. She brings chocolate, salty lemon water and a brain with an “on-off switch” with her whenever she investigates cases. Her senses are heightened when she drinks salty lemon water that arouses her keen awareness of clues at the crime scene. Through touching the dead body, gathering evidence and her senses, she empathizes with the victim and reconstructs the sequence of events. Since Chi-yue met restaurant boss Wong Mik-kei, the duo are no longer “spectators”. Perpetrators at large are killed one after another. Chi-yue covertly challenges some serial killer on several occasions, and their true identity is gradually uncovered. Chi-yue realizes the two of them have conflicting standpoints even though they are like-minded, causing her to face the conundrum of making life choices. In the meantime, Mik-hei astonishingly makes some decision for her.
Legend has it that there are many Jiang Hu forces hidden in Mu Yun City. Meng Sanxi, a martial arts master, is investigating the case of a friend who was murdered by an assassin organization allegedly based out in the city. At Mu Yun City, Meng Sanxi meets three other people who share the same mission as him. But to continue their investigation, they need money. So, they opened a convenience store to make a living and also to fund their investigation.
Caught between her Roma roots and pressure from her friends, a 17-year-old girl aspires to become a hip-hop musician despite her parents' strict rules.
Forced to flee Syria with his family after his son accidentally kills a man, Youssef, a reputable judge, soon finds himself faced with hitherto unimaginable choices.
Mitchell and Julia are understanding their relationship is coming to an end, but not sure how to approach this delicate space. Daily life is becoming more and more hostile, and neither knows how to approach the hostility that is slowly becoming normalcy in their diminished love life.
Having a baby should be easy, right? And yet... Three couples who seem completely different at first sight, turn out to have one thing in common: they are unable to conceive. Against their will they form a club. A club you don't want to belong to. There they are, staring into shame in the chilly waiting room of the Fertility Department: Bert and Kirstie, Ziggy and Charlie, Ellen and Ellen. None of them thought they would ever end up with the aloof academic and somewhat strange fertility doctor Eva Deseure to make their dream come true. They also never expected to form a close friendship with each other. Yet it happens. Because they feel that the outside world does not understand them. The outside world; a world full of baby showers, screaming toddlers and the recurring question 'when are you going to start having children?' But is this a real club? How well do they really know each other? Are they really friends or are they just fleeing the harsh reality together?
Adaptation of Miguel Torga's iconic short stories. An intimate look at a rural community in the 1940s. Each chapter has its own protagonist, whose existence is untouched by modernity or the outside world. Five portraits of humble lives with enormous resistance to suffering - and a capacity for violence that, at times, proves impossible to repress.