Contra Todo: Against All Odds 2006

Directed by Michel Franco

Raising a number of ethical dilemmas and societal issues, this collection of five dramatic vignettes brings together diverse perspectives on the challenges of Latino life in the United States. A boy comes of age in "Cyclone"; a woman copes with love in "Crazy Life"; a doctor struggles with family duty in "Entre Dos"; a man discovers the dark side of Mexico City in "El Soldado"; and border agents question a girl's origins in "Night Breeze."