Foster

15-year-old Paule leads a neglected life on the streets of Berlin. Together with Arnel, who dreams of returning to his homeland in Bosnia, he steals from department stores and robs passers-by in the expensive shopping streets.

In Iquitos, during the era of military dictatorships, a consul must face the arrival of a daughter he does not see in years and the stalking of a military collaborator diplomat who comes to discover his protection to a deserter pilot.

Shriya Ballah captains her interstellar ship to the planet Gliese 849d, the first planet known to have intelligent aliens, in hopes of establishing diplomatic relations. Her crew and family have to fight just to talk to the Gliesians and when they finally return to Earth, their home is not as welcoming as they had hoped.

14 year old Nakamura is sexually abused by her stepfather. She invents a friend who is coming to her rescue when she really needs it.