A second-generation Russian immigrant living in contemporary Michigan finds himself caught up in a sad but emotive group of friends when he takes a continuing education course on Intermediate German.

Following the aftermath of World War II, a Japanese soldier shows up at the house of one of his former battalion mate, a mother must grapple with whether to hold onto her son’s memory or let him go.

After he gets divorced, a father finds renewed purpose through his role as a single parent and the precious time he spends with his children.