Frederick's bad luck threatens eviction and leads to the loss of his job. He attempts to end it all but cannot do this right. Having been saved by his Mum, he goes to leave where he runs into a homeless woman and acquaintance who ends his bad luck for good.
A Brit in Bucharest tries to find someone as passionate about cinema (and about Kubrick) as he is, but the dates at his favourite local cinema all go from bad to worse.
A happily married young couple must carefully evaluate their relationship and trust in one another, plus own moral standing when a potentially seedy yet highly financial offer is presented to them in a time of recession.