The Yard

When John returns home to his father after serving time in prison, he is looking forward to starting his life afresh. However, in the local community his crime is neither forgotten nor forgiven.

It's the late 1800s and the birdcatcher Esmar and his wife Johanna are trying to survive on the harsh dramatic cliffs of the Faroe Islands. Local law dictates that unless they have a son, an heir to t

In southern France, a Franco-Arabic shipyard worker along with his partner's daughter pursues his dream of opening a restaurant.

Stella juggles demands of young son, moody teen daughter, and distant husband. Chaos ensues until a message prompts a family trip where she must overcome challenges to reunite them.

Three sisters aged 7 to 16 live alone after their mother vanishes for whole swathes of time. When the social services demand a family meeting, oldest sister Laura plans to find a stand-in for their mo

A professional smuggler tries to save a 12-year-old girl whose family has gone missing in the Syrian war.

In several unrelated stories, the consequences of putting one's foot down - or failing to do so - are explored.

A daughter helps her estranged father who's lost his memory.

Ten years within the marriage of Marianne and Johan.

After being fired from her job, Angie teams up with her flatmate to find employment for immigrants.

Fired from her teaching job at a Catholic school, a transgender woman contemplates suicide until she meets a young girl with two fathers, and they have a profound impact on each other's lives.

A woman writes a blog about her experience with terminal cancer.