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Books are the enemy! That is why, in an unnamed country at an unspecified time, reading is strictly forbidden. The fire brigade’s sole mission is not to put fires out but to hunt down people who possess books and to reduce these objects to ashes.
1950. William Lee, an American expat in Mexico City, spends his days almost entirely alone. His encounter with Eugene Allerton, an expat former soldier, new to the city, shows him, for the first time, that it might be finally possible to establish an intimate connection with somebody.
Maria is a young, struggling actress with promise. When an emerging Italian director casts her to
Rami, a Palestinian from Haifa, is dealing with his Jewish girlfriend’s sudden change of heart about her planned abortion. His mother, Hanan, is facing a financial crisis and becomes entangled in complications while seeking compensation for her daughter’s Fifi accident.
Marianne, a doctor, and Tor, a nurse, avoid relationships. After meeting on a ferry where Tor seeks casual encounters, Marianne explores the possibility of spontaneous intimacy, questioning societal norms.
Irén lives with her daughter in a small apartment of her in-laws, in the center of Budapest. Her husband Laci just came back from his national service and his relationship with Irén is deteriorating.
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