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Life… it is made up of many unique characteristics that help make each one unique; however, deep down, all people share a certain commonality that brings all lives together - love.

Erica (Amanda Fuller) spends her nights perusing the bars and nightclubs of Austin, Texas, having dark encounters with strangers that usually end in a romp in the sack. She doesn’t do the “friend” thing and is just out for emotionally detached connections. Then she meets Nate (Noah Taylor), a supposed former soldier who was honorably discharged from Iraq. She sparks a hesitant friendship with the mysterious stranger who seems to just want to protect her.

While the majority of Americans have yet to warm up to the sport of soccer, the fact remains that “football” is akin to a religion in a much of the world. The directors of Pelada set out on a two-year journey around the world to get an intimate look at the world’s sport. While it is the World Cup matches and multimillion-dollar punters that make headlines, Pelada searches out the everyday pickup games that take place in narrow alleyways and on rooftop pitches all across the globe.

We have been at war for sometime now, but because the war is not being fought on our soil, we remain unaware of many details and specifics. We know that Al Qaeda terrorized our nation in 2001 when they flew planes into the World Trade Center. It was thought that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, and it was known that Saddam Hussein was a cruel dictator and dangerous threat. What we did not know—or perhaps did not consciously realize—was that in starting a “war on terror,” we were talking about a lot of different countries, cultures, languages, and challenges.

In an effort to pioneer an alternative to divorce, two couples opted to enter into a secret group marriage, swapping partners and living with their children under the same roof for years. But as is usually the case, sharing created jealousy, and before they knew it, the seemingly innocent plan turned into an emotional nightmare from hell.