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An anthology feature film based on the short stories of William Faulkner.

A set of diverse characters wind up together in an old diner in a small town on Christmas Eve during a snowstorm while a young expectant couple tries to make it home on a night that's anything but silent.

A psychological-thriller in the haunting tradition of films like Taxi Driver and Monster, The Grief Tourist takes us into the chilling labyrinth of a man's dark hobby and his even darker mind. JIM TAHANA doesn't leave much of an impression when he passes you by. But look closer and you'll sense his hunger - the deep hunger of an insatiable American soul - always scanning to devour something - anything that might fill the searing, unexplained void within him. Jim obsesses over the hobby that has been part of his DNA since he was a young boy: grief tourism - the act of traveling with the intent to visit places of tragedy or disaster. Every year his week-long vacations from work are spent going to grief tourist locations in the lives of different serial killers he is fascinated with. This years obsession is Carl Marznap, a mass murderer from New Orleans, Louisiana. But this trip is no ordinary vacation as Jim's rancid sexual impulses and weakening grip on reality deteriorate into a violent despair that will ultimately unlock an unspeakable secret festering within him, bringing The Dark Tourist to it's brutal and shocking finale...

Daku, who is a writer, is faced with the choice of getting married immediately, but always loses in love matters. Unfortunately, his girlfriend Nadya couldn't wait to remarry because there was a proposal from another man. By force, Daku had to meet other girls, including his mother's choice, which he then insisted on rejecting.

Lena, 17, unexpectedly falls for Eva, her older brother's girlfriend. Witty dialogue portrays their slow bond despite neither seeking love. The film explores their insecurity and desire for connection.

Cozy, a dissatisfied housewife, meets Lee at a bar. A drink turns into a home break-in, and a gun shot sends them on the run together, thinking they've committed murder.