Paper Lives

(2021)

Four strangers' paths cross by chance, leading to complex emotional entanglements that challenge their existing relationships and force them to confront uncomfortable truths about love and commitment.

The unemployed engineer Kenneth devotes all his time to building hobby models. On his way to an imposed job interview, he crosses paths with marine biologist Sten, who offers him work as an assistant at his shipyard. Kenneth's heavily pregnant partner Marta breathes a sigh of relief.

A young musician, tormented by an abusive situation at home, must contend with a rival singer, a burgeoning romance, and his own dissatisfied band, as his star begins to rise.

A college freshman returns to L.A. for the holidays at his ex-girlfriend's request, but discovers that his former best friend has an out-of-control drug habit.

In a charity press tour, a model ends up stranded by bad weather at the family home of the driver she hired to help her during the week.

Inspired by the true stories of New Zealand's street gangs across 30 years, SAVAGE follows Danny at three defining moments in his life as he grows from a boy into the violent enforcer of a gang.

After a harrowing plane crash, a Special Forces officer and his combat dog find themselves stranded deep in the Alaskan wilderness. Together, they are forced into a brutal fight for survival against the elements.

A successful architect is approached on his trip to the Paris Airport by a chatty girl. Although the meeting seems fortuitous, soon there be a turn that will transform the encounter into something much more sinister and criminal.

With Christmas approaching, a career-focused Chicago app developer returns to her small hometown to rediscover the meaning of Christmas. There she reunites with her estranged uncle and her childhood best friend, who she begins falling for.

Cautious 40-year-old Yui Katakura gets a cancer diagnosis with one year to live, transforming her outlook. She meets Sena, a broke pink-haired host, pays 720,000 yen for his company, and their unusual bond evolves into unexpected love.