In late 19th century Vietnam, fourteen-year-old May becomes the third wife to a wealthy landowner. She quickly learns that she can gain status and security if she gives birth to a male child, but her burgeoning attraction to Xuan, the second wife, puts her fragile standing in jeopardy.
When mob leader Zhou Zenong (Hu Ge) kills a cop, a bounty is placed on his head, forcing him on the lam from the police and gangsters out for the reward. Hiding out at the Wild Goose Lake, Zhou becomes entangled with an enigmatic woman with mysterious intentions of her own.
In a forgotten corner of the Ottoman Empire, Hussein and his younger brother, Theeb, live in a traditional Bedouin community isolated from the conflict of World War I. Their quiet existence, however, is interrupted when a British Army officer arrives seeking a guide to lead him across the treache...
What happened to Amalia? Who was with her the night she died? Her daughter Delia is saddened bythe news, but not surprised. She considers her mother to be a disgrace even before she hears of the sordid circumstances of her death. Delia travels home to Naples for the funeral and tries to piece tog...