A mother and her three boys are on a small Greek island, where they prepare to reunite with her husband. Before they leave, they attend a party, and spend time reflecting on the possibility that they may never see their missing loved one again.

A mother in Greece is grieving the death of one of her sons, which sends her to request more children from the city council. Granting her three sons to care for, she sets about transforming them from boys to men, employing incest at times.

When a family reunion brings together siblings, they realize they are now more like strangers. At the end of the day, a shocking incident tests their bonds.

As an old woman revisits her family's quintessentially American history, she finds a way to respect and love her parents, despite the scandals and tragedies they endured.

A man looks back on his father-in-law's life after he passes away, thinking of the many jobs he held and his military service.

A series of vignettes about various sons along a family tree.

A man reflects on his complicated summers with his father.

In a 20th century American town, a young man spies on a decisive duel between his neighbor and her son.

Four generations of one family gather for a picture and tensions rise between distant relatives.

Over dinner, an observer reflects on mothers and their omnipresent prevalence in children’s lives.