When two drifters hear rumors that a Chinese railroad worker has escaped with gold and now owns a remote ranch in the wilds of Northern California, the desperate men set a plan in motion to steal the gold for themselves.
As the Civil War rages, two families seek vengeance against each other in this bloody long-standing feud as they unmercifully attempt to destroy each other's loved ones.
The Hughes', a well-to-do married couple, retreat to an isolated cottage after the accidental death of their six year old daughter. Removed from their upscale suburban life they begin to take stock of the tragic events to have befallen them. After a welcoming by their neighbours they host an evening in which one man’s obsession and class envy soon boils over and eventuates as terrifying home invasion.
When 30-something Jesse returns to his alma mater for a professor's retirement party, he falls for Zibby, a college student, and is faced with a powerful attraction that springs up between them.
Marilyn and Salma travel across America. One wants to make her dream come true and become a belly dancer, while the other tries to run from the police.