A woman living and fishing in the mangroves of Southeast Asia finds a wounded mermaid with a face almost identical to her own. She attempts to rescue and protect the mermaid from her ex-lover, a merchant who is seeking mermaids to cut off their tails for a profit. Despite her intense attraction and total submission to the powerful merchant woman, the fisherwoman finds herself going to desperate measures to keep the mermaid from her inevitable suffering at the hands of the woman she once loved.

A proud, strong mule drafted into the Greek army during World War II endures incredible hardship and wins the hearts of her tired masters.

When a mysterious deadly plague descends on the earth, four friends are engaged in a life-or-death struggle against an alien race attempting to fumigate the earth.

On an East Coast highway, four truckers get in a terrible car accident. Unable to rescue the injured driver, one of the truckers fires his gun in a mercy killing, then must suffer the consequences.

A famous cook prepares the last meal of a prisoner on death row, abiding his wishes to be poisoned to death by her.

After a lifetime of secrecy, a young girls father finally includes her in the family business, giving her a sense of belonging while also drawing her into the generational curse that comes with a life of taking on other people's pain to allow them a peaceful death.

A queer Black vampire-hunting couple takes on a job in the Victorian-era English countryside.

Despite her parent's desires, a girl falls in love with the son of a farmer who she admires because he kills injured animals to put them out of their misery.