1977. A widower and former research fellow arrives in Recife, where the carnival is taking place. He stays at a guesthouse run by a warm-hearted elderly woman and visits his young son, who lives with his grandparents. The man also gets a job at the city’s ID office, where he hopes to find his mother’s documents, and it seems he is hiding from someone.
Anker is being released on parole after serving 15 years in prison for robbery, and he urgently needs to retrieve the money he stole in that heist. Before his arrest, he asked his brother Manfred to bury the stolen money at a prearranged spot in the woods near their mother’s house. But over the years, Manfred’s mental illness has worsened; he now asks to be called John and doesn’t remember where the loot is hidden. Together, the brothers set out to find the money.
An insurance company employee suffers from chronic insomnia and is desperately trying to escape his agonizingly boring life. One day, on yet another business trip, he meets a certain Tyler Durden—a charismatic soap salesman with a twisted philosophy. Tyler is convinced that self-improvement is for the weak, and that the only thing worth living for is self-destruction.
A short time passes, and soon the new friends are beating each other up for no reason in the parking lot in front of a bar, and the cathartic brawl brings them supreme bliss. Introducing other men to the simple joys of physical violence, they found a secret Fight Club, which begins to enjoy incredible popularity.
Ned Rasin, a modest lawyer from Florida, led a quiet, uneventful life until he met a beautiful stranger in white—the “fatal” blonde Mattie Walker, who was married to a wealthy and successful businessman. Ned realizes that he is in the presence of a woman worth killing for. And that is exactly what he does when his lover offers him the chance to kill her husband in exchange for her love and her fortune. But things are far from as simple as they seem at first glance…
After a quarter-century in the paper industry, Yu Man-su had become a highly skilled professional. He had bought and renovated the country house that had belonged to his father and considered himself a happy family man and a successful person, which is why his sudden dismissal came as such a shock. Due to the industry crisis, he is unable to find a job in his field, and after a few months, Man-su faces the prospect of losing his home. Out of desperation, he decides to physically eliminate his competitors for a position at his dream company—other unemployed misfits with impressive résumés.
In the late 19th century, he terrorized all of London, murdering and maiming prostitutes. Scotland Yard assigns the young and ambitious Inspector Anthony Selby to track him down. However, the investigation hits a dead end until the detective’s friend Cynthia steps in...
Old friends Chuck and Ferdie work at a gas station. By chance, their paths cross with those of Moose, a gangster on the run from the police, who, however, is soon killed. As a token of gratitude for staying with him until the end, the gangster manages to hand them papers certifying ownership of his old mansion—the house where the gangster had hidden his loot. However, besides Chuck and Ferdie, other claimants to the money also appear.
The postwar years. Police officer Goro Murakami has his gun stolen on a bus. In his search for the missing weapon, he is forced to visit many parts of Tokyo, including secret hideouts, slums, and vacant lots. Meanwhile, several murders are committed using the stolen gun.
