A former theater worker recalls touring Ireland during a politically tumultuous time and an experience that turned him vegetarian.

In Seville, the Spanish police stop and interrogate a couple on why they left a wreath near a public monument, though the couple refuses to tell the truth.

During World War II in West Bengal, a Bengali grandmother and doll-crafter faces the atrocities of British colonial rule. Upon delivering a magical doll to the Governor of Kolkata, the grandmother seeks justice for these colonial cruelties and the death of her grandson.

Americans attend a French wedding, uncovering the history of German occupants, a French cook, and American soldiers.

When a World War I machinist stumbles into a mourning mother on a Sunday cruise through Paris, his decision to help her out with her son’s funeral gives way to some unforeseen hijinks.

In the present day, an eccentric elderly docent leads a group of tourists through the Lee Chapel in Lexington City, Virginia, treating them to a vibrant speech blended with historical curios and an ounce of information about her own life.

After being offered a 100,000 pound advance to write a book on the twentieth century, a historian/writer struggling with depression takes to London to begin this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

The crew aboard a freight ship are gruesomely murdered in a sacrificial and ritualistic manner.

A researcher delves into the story of a small town ravaged by unusual violence. When tigers massacred the townspeople and hoards of children disappeared into the woods — never to be seen again — the survivors of the event and the generations that came after seek answers and reflect on their history, as well as the prevalence of tigers in their culture and mythology.

A group of high-class Polish Jews raucously enjoy a stunning rendition of Macbeth until German police descend upon them.