In 1980s Peru, a dyslexic drug trafficker and grade school dropout and a wealthy, famous playwright labeled a terrorist for his play about killing the president form an unlikely relationship as cellmates in the notorious Collectors Prison of San Jacinto. The playwright convinces the men in their block to stage a performance of the play that landed him in jail, bringing a sense of comradery and unity; however, months after his release, he learns that the entire block, including his lover, was killed in the military suppression of a prison revolt.

A black woman has learned to use the police force's human-eating dragons against them by feeding them collard greens.

A devoted brother-turned-drug-dealer and a starry-eyed prostitute fall victim to circumstance as they try to achieve their goals. When they cross paths, the fateful encounter frees them from their tormentors.

An aging hitman has felt unwelcome in the Ohio Italian Mafia ever since new leadership took over. But when the young new boss attempts to kill off the hitman, it ends up backfiring on him.

An embittered man's stepbrother has been incarcerated for drug possession. When the man visits him in prison, he learns that his stepbrother has been set up.