Last Cry

The Monkey Kid is the story of a nine year-old girl's daily life in Beijing, 1970, during the mid-stage of the Cultural Revolution. Her parents, deemed "intellectuals" by the state, have been sent for "Re-education" in the countryside to "Learn from the Peasants." The child is left to learn life on her own. She parachutes from the top of clothes cupboards, she shows up late for school, she tumbles down mountains of gravel, she balances on balconies five stories high....

Jamal Brown is a high school basketball player who is in a battle with finding his way. He has only the final game left of his senior year. On the surface Jamal appears to be your typical student athlete who has all the tools needed to survive the sometimes cold, harsh, and unapologetic environment of high school; however, he is overwhelmed and burdened to his core. At heart Jamal is a complex young man whose layers are so deep and twisted that they go unnoticed.

Gökhan, who lives in a small town, wants to be rich and lead a comfortable life. That's why he dreams of going to the big city all the time. On the advice of a friend, he leaves town and moves to the city. He gets a job in a factory. However, he finds the money he earns insufficient.

Sedgewick Blynn is a gigolo--albeit a broke one--determined to marry into money, no matter what it takes. One evening he saves a young child from burning to death in a fire and is hailed as a hero. Young heiress Bessie Morgan falls for him and vows to marry him, but her father puts a stop to the elopement. Soon after, Sedgewick is hit by some news that changes his life forever.

A unhappily married woman tries to find happiness with a former lover, but after they witness a crime, it leads them down a path of self-destruction.