Osamu je gastarbeiter, ktorý si privyrába kradnutím v obchodoch. Do remesla zasväcuje aj svojho syna. Obaja žijú v provizórnom dome na periférii a s ďalšími členmi domácnosti tvoria rodinu, na ktorej je toho zvláštneho oveľa viac než len spôsob obživy. Do rutiny krádeží zasiahne dievčatko, ktoré sa osamelo hrá v mraze na balkóne. Osamu sa rozhodne, že vziať si dieťa, ktoré rodičia zanedbávajú, nie je zločin. Jeho čin vedie k odhaleniu tajomstva vnútri rodiny zlodejov a spochybnenie toho, čo vlastne rozumieme pod pojmom rodina. Koreedov film je citlivou, vrstevnatou a rafinovanou drámou o bezpodmienečnej láske a dôstojnosti chudobných.
Elaine a John chystajú svadbu. Našetrili si na domček svojich snov, majú sa veľmi radi, proste všetko vyzerá skvele. Zdá sa, že ich šťastie už nemôže nič narušiť. Ale omyl. Stačí jeden telefonát. Svadobné zvony zmĺknu vo chvíli, keď prichádza Johnova sestra Patty s neuveriteľnou novinou - jej dcéra sa dostala na Harvardskú univerzitu. Tu sa ukáže, že John kedysi dávno sľúbil, že zaplatí svojej neteri štúdium, pokiaľ ju niekedy niekam prijmú.
Bruno and Sonia, a young couple living off her benefit and the thefts committed by his gang, have a new source of money: their newborn son.
Bruno, 20, and Sonia, 18, live off the young girl's allowance and the petty thefts committed by him and his gang. Sonia has just given birth to Jimmy, their child. The carefree Bruno, who until then had only cared about the here and now, must now learn to become a father.
Cagalera and Moloteco are two teenagers from San Gregorio Atlapulco who are desperate to get out and move up and away from oppressive circumstances. When they hear of an opportunity to buy a spot in the electrician’s union, which could transform their lives, they quickly devolve into the criminal, adult underworld of Mexico City in a bid to buy their freedom.
Defying his parents, disaffected youth Hsiao Kang drops out of the local cram school to head for the bright lights of downtown Taipei. He falls in wit Ah Tze, a young hoodlum, and their relationship is a confused mixture of hero-worship and rivalry that soon leads to trouble.
A group of over-achieving Asian-American high school seniors enjoy a power trip when they dip into extra-curricular criminal activities.
One of the social guidance / scare films made by prolific filmmaker Sid Davis, “Book Him!” was produced in the 1960s. It shows various youth / delinquents and the crimes they commit, and centers on the story of a white, teenage boy who is arrested.
A tyrannical landlady in Hemet, California lords it over her tenants, pitting them against each other in a web of paranoia spun for deadly results.
Twenty-six year old Scott is living on the streets and trying to find his way back into society while on probation for petty crimes. He attempts to navigate his relationship with his two bit criminal of a boss and an enigmatic detective, while at the same time winning back the heart of his ex-girlfriend, a working single mom. Never having a mother or father himself, Scott discovers the true meaning of fatherhood.
Vienna in the late 90s. VHS footage reveals the video-diary of Markus and Ana, a young unemployed couple. Boredom and the need for an adrenaline fix pushes them into a spiral of theft, alcohol and drugs.