Three intimate stories showing the perseverance of hope despite a sense of despair, featuring a drug addict, an abandoned daughter and a repressed catholic.

A classic dramatic piece on poverty and prostitution is transformed into a poignant take on failed celluloid dreams. A son of a late actor notorious for womanizing in his heyday aspires to be a big star someday but can't get past beyond being a stuntman. His meager income hardly suffices to support his family driving the wife to resort to selling her body.

A tale of two unwed sisters whose lives have been imprisoned by their father.

Two brothers migrate to a city to escape the violence in their village, but the city's leader has other plans in mind for them.

Close friends Belle, Au and Claire are forced to take care of Baby Doll, a child borne of an affair between their friend and a club worker, after her mother unexpectedly passes away.

After financial struggles force her family to relocate, Babette is relegated to being their domestic maid. Next door, a single mother struggles to care for her mentally challenged adult son, Bobby. Babette agrees to look after Bobby when his mother is away. As they spend time together, her initial pity turns into a deep emotional bond, but their connection triggers immediate hostility from her family and the community.