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When Diana’s husband returns home one night with big news—he has taken on a second wife, and expects Diana to live in harmony with the situation—she does what is least expected and plans to make a life on her terms.

A mother tries to leave her memory of being a victim during the war in Timor Leste. A daughter tries to secure herself under a marriage. They are trying to find the real meaning of freedom. Maria is one of the female victims of sexual violence in Timor Leste in their dark years of independence. She sees that such possibility can happen as well to Flora just because of a bride price.

Two preteen boys discover their sexuality and the relation between power and sex.

Love Story Not explores the daily lives of two female prositutes, Martha and Ning, focusing on the dynamics of the relationships with the people around them, particularly their relationship with Erik King, their shared lover.