Amy Matthews
1941년 중국과 일본은 4년째 선전포고 없는 전쟁을 치루고 있었으며, 농촌 지역의 상당 부분과 여러 마을 및 도시를 일본군이 점령하여 통치하고 있었다. 상하이(Shanghai)에는 수 천 명의 서양인들이 국제거주에 관한 외교 조약의 보호 아래 생활하고 있었는데, 그들은 19세기에 영국인 이주가 행해진 이래로, 은행과 호텔과 사무실과 교회와 가옥을 지어, 마치 영국의 리버풀(Liverpool)이나 서리(Surrey)를 그대로 옮겨놓은 듯한 소도시를 형성하고 있었다. 그러나 파국의 날은 오고 있었다. 상하이 외곽에 배치된 일본군이 그들의 공격 신호가 될 진주만 기습의 소식을 조용히 기다리고 있었던 것이다.
Audrey
A Polynesian street-kid and a much older middle-class housewife are both incarcerated in the same mental hospital - she for attempted suicide and he for habitual crime. A friendship grows between them such that she offers him a place to stay upon his release. However, difficulties arise with his continued criminal activities and dependence on her for support - then his gang moves in with them. The film is based upon Sue McCauley's award winning autobiographical novel.
Katie Wells
A young woman searches for her identity by joining a "free love" hippie commune, against the wishes of her darkly possessive widowed father. The tensions of small town New Zealand and individual conflicts generated by intolerance and fear, unleashes forces of violence and betrayal.
Asta Allmers
Alfred Allmers has spent his whole life writing a book on "responsibility," a luxury he can afford as a result of his marriage to the wealthy and beautiful Rita. However, much to Rita's annoyance, his attention isn't always undivided toward her, as Alfred shifts his focus between his book, their son Eyolf, and his half-sister Asta. As Allmers slowly feels trapped in an unfulfilling marriage, emotions and a painful past threaten to boil over into a terrible finale.
