Cinco historias interrelacionadas que ocurren en tres tiempos distintos, en una zona suburbana de la ciudad de México que está cargada de misticismo prehispánico, fervorosa devoción católica y los más agudos problemas urbanos de la actualidad.
Cinco historias interrelacionadas que ocurren en tres tiempos distintos, en una zona suburbana de la ciudad de México que está cargada de misticismo prehispánico, fervorosa devoción católica y los más agudos problemas urbanos de la actualidad.
After moving to Pasadena, Texas, country boy Bud Davis starts hanging around a bar called Gilley's, where he falls in love with Sissy, a cowgirl who believes the sexes are equal. They eventually marry, but their relationship is turbulent due to Bud's traditional view of gender roles. Jealousy over his rival, Wes, leads to their separation, but Bud attempts to win Sissy back by triumphing at Gilley's mechanical bull-riding competition.
A quiet man with a violent past has his life changed when an immigrant girl who is on the run from gang violence in South Los Angeles stumbles into his life.
An American (Phil Carey) returns to Morocco and discovers his wife's past while probing her death.
A man (Brian J. White) cuts through lies and deceit to investigate the murder of his imprisoned brother (Shemar Moore).
Suburbanite Ron (Edward Furlong) is spoiled, young and not overly worried about the marijuana charges leveled against him. But, after being made out to be a drug dealer, he faces a five-year jail sentence in San Quentin State Prison. Physically frail and unaccustomed to his rough surroundings, Ron is primed to fall victim to sexual predators and bullying guards -- that is, until he's befriended by Earl (Willem Dafoe), a veteran inmate who finds meaning in protecting the vulnerable new kid.
Un joven intenta salir de prisión desesperadamente y para conseguirlo debe demostrar que está psicológicamente estable y preparado para abandonar la cárcel, estableciendo charlas rutinarias con el oficial Jack Mabry.
After spending time in a psychiatric facility, young Anna (Emily Browning) finds significant changes in store at home. Her widowed father (David Strathairn) is now engaged to her mother's former nurse, Rachel (Elizabeth Banks). One night, the ghost of Anna's mother appears, screaming for revenge and accusing Rachel of murder. Anna and her sister, Alex (Arielle Kebbel), start to investigate, but they may be unprepared for the lethal battle of wills that ensues.
Three actors (Ryan Reynolds, Hope Davis, Melissa McCarthy) tackle the principal roles in a trio of stories. In "The Prisoner," a publicist and a neighbor are the only links to the outside world for an actor under house arrest. "Reality Television" charts the production of a TV sitcom. In "Knowing," a video-game designer and his family are stranded in the forest after their car breaks down.