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

Howie grows up to be a collegiate student athlete knowing that his best friend, Eddie, should have been, too.

After a young man runs away and is said to be hiding in a canyon, his co-worker sets out to find him and ends up sharing his painful backstory of fear and lost opportunity.

An awkward Connecticut professor tries to cure his loneliness by dating tens of women, all to no avail.

An American married couple in Turkey cannot stop arguing over the husband’s nonsensical novel and the wife’s alcoholic tendency until a life-or-death accident forces them to reevaluate their relationship.