The story opens with Bica, a solvent abusing waif, trying in vain to evade the Romanian police with her infant brother in tow. Separated from her sibling she is taken to Germany, concealed in the trunk of a car. There she is trained as a thief, picking the pockets of strangers to fill those of her patron. One of her victims is the separated father of Milka, a brat with razor sharp tongue. From this unlikely start a friendship forms and Bica gets a glimpse into a world of material security, if not emotional closeness...

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The clock strikes midnight, money changes hands, the crowd is on their feet, and the court is alive ...

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When an unsuspecting town newcomer is drawn to local blood fiends, the Frog brothers and other unlik...

A young man finds himself in troubled times, can he regain footing in his life?

A tale of an inner city drug dealer who turns away from crime to pursue his passion, rap music.

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