Martin Laer

A lawyer, who represents the German government against the Greek reparation claims for Nazi crimes in World War II, travels to Greece and meets one of the remaining survivors of the Kalavryta massacre that took place in 1943.

World renowned anthropologist Curtis is consumed by grief over his young daughters' deaths. He finds solace in immersing himself in preparations for his upcoming expedition to Asia, where he aims to unravel the mystery of "The First Man." However, he must confront an undercurrent of family conflict as he battles against his relatives' unsettling suspicions that his wife Martha is carrying his best friend Bigelow's child.

In the wake of a devastating hurricane and the depravity of a wrecked home life, a young laborer, Sean Daly, struggles to rebuild and provide for his pregnant girlfriend, Cassie. As he returns to work on a coastal farm, Sean discovers that a more malicious owner, John Liggitt, is taking over. With the help of an aging farmhand, Ed Flynn, Sean fights to find his place in the world while becoming increasingly unstable at work and at home.