The factual story of Spaniard Ramon Sampedro, who fought a 28-year campaign in favor of euthanasia and his own right to die.

Alfredo is a kid who begins in a new school where he makes a friend, Pablo. Al- fredo realizes that Pablo is a victim of home abuse by his father, and decides to involve his own family in order to help his friend.

A basketball coach works with a team of mentally disabled players as part of his community service.

Various lives converge on an isolated island, all connected by an author whose novel has become inextricably entwined with his own life.

In a tyrannical and oppressive Spain of misery and poorness, a child starts a runaway looking for freedom.