Ramon, a young Mexican boy, tries to cross the border for the fifth time but fails. His friend tells him about his aunt living in Germany and that she has a better life over there. Ramon then goes to Germany to find his friend's a...

Billy is the self-designated leader of a group of teenagers living in a shelter. Billy's oldest childhood friends live there as well as part of "the family". Billy has an AIDs-like virus, which he has passed on to his brother.

A small group of former classmates organize an elaborate, annual game of tag that requires some to travel all over the country.