Palavra-chave Child Abandonment

Quando Plainview recebe uma misteriosa dica de que numa pequena cidade do Oeste um oceano de petróleo está revelar-se à superfície, dirige-se até lá com o seu filho, H.W., para tentar a sua sorte na pequena e pobre Little Boston. Nesta miserável cidade onde a maior atenção está nos fervorosos seguidores da igreja do carismático pregador Eli Sunday, Daniel Plainview e H.W. ganham a sorte grande comprando terras e descobrindo mais e mais poços de petróleo por explorar. Com o decorrer do tempo e o aumento da fortuna, nada se mantém igual e à medida que os conflitos vão aumentando todos os valores humanos – amor, esperança, comunidade, fé, ambição e mesmo os laços que unem pais e filhos – são ameaçados pela corrupção, pela decepção, ao ritmo dos fluxos de petróleo.

Antwone Fisher é um jovem marinheiro de temperamento explosivo, que constantemente arruma confusão na Marinha. Enviado ao psiquiatra Jerome Davenport, Antwone inicialmente se mostra relutante mas aos poucos revela ao médico seu passado problemático. Com o tempo Antwone e o dr. Davenport iniciam uma relação de amizade, ao mesmo tempo em que o marinheiro se apaixona pela jovem Cheryl.

Joe Sujo (David Spade) é um faxineiro com um penteado antiquado, que sempre usa as mesmas calças jeans surradas e tem um sonho: reencontrar seus pais, que não vê desde que se perdeu deles aos 8 anos de idade, em uma visita ao Grand Canyon. E para realizar este sonho ele resolve partir numa viagem de carro rumo a Los Angeles, onde se torna astro do programa de rádio "As aventuras de Joe Sujo", onde pode contar as histórias de sua vida e acaba se tornando uma figura conhecida na cidade.

Luli é uma garota de 13 anos, do Nebraska, cujos pais fugiram, deixando-a sozinha em casa – com uma arma Smith and Wesson calibre.45 que o tio dela havia lhe dado de presente. Luli pega a arma e vai para a estrada pegar carona para Las Vegas. No caminho encontra maníacos, viciados em drogas e tipos estranhos.

Kang-do (Lee Jung-Jin) é um homem implacável e bastante cruel, que trabalha como cobrador para agiotas. Caso o devedor não tenha como pagar a quantia devida, ele está lá para o ajudar a pagar com algum osso do seu corpo, já que desta forma o acidentado receberá um seguro de saúde que servirá para cobrir a dívida. A vida de Kang-do é bastante solitária, até que um dia surge na sua vida uma mulher que afirma ser a sua verdadeira mãe. Kang-do não acredita na afirmação e passa a maltratá-la de todas as formas possíveis, recorrendo a humilhações e até mesmo abuso sexual.

Pedro (Jose Luis Garcia-Perez) é um dentista homossexual que passa a vida à procura do prazer. Certo dia, ele se oferece para cuidar de Bernardo (David Castillo), filho de 11 anos de sua irmã Violeta (Elvira Lindo), que parte para a Índia com o namorado. No início, Pedro muda o seu comportamento para poupar o sobrinho, que não dá nenhum trabalho para o tio. Mas a tranqüilidade acaba quando Violeta e o companheiro são presos e ficam anos encarcerados na Índia. Pedro terá então de enfrentar a avó paterna de Bernardo, já que ela não aceita que o neto seja criado por um homossexual.

Um jovem que nunca conviveu com sua família na infância, se encontra perdido, e tendo que enfrentar seu problemas e dores interiores, quando surge a oportunidade de finalmente ser parte de uma família.

A story of revenge and ambition, seduction and betrayal; all told from the perspective of an offended and abused woman named Altagracia. Altagracia represents the hundreds of thousands of Mexican women who have been victims of the violence by faceless men who are protected by impunity. But Altagracia, transformed into a strong-willed, ruthless man-eater known as La Doña, will seek out each and every one of these men to bring them to justice.

When the crown prince is killed, his twin sister assumes the throne while trying to keep her identity and affection for her first love a royal secret.

Ayano Hanesaki, a first-year student at Kanagawa Prefectural Kitakomachi High School, has a badminton ability able to surpass others effortlessly yet avoids playing the sport. She meets Nagisa Aragaki, a third-year student who practices day and night aiming to become the best player in Japan. Encouraged by coach Tachibana Kentarou, supported by club colleagues, and fired up by various rivals, the two engage in their youth and adored sport so thrilling like a shuttle flown at high speed!

Since the graduation of the senior members of the club, Takezou ends up being the sole member of the "Koto" (traditional Japanese string instrument) club. Now that the new school year has begun, Takezou will have to seek out new members into the club, or the club will become terminated. Out of nowhere, a new member barges into the near-abandoned club room, demanding to join the club. How will Takezou be able to keep his club alive and deal with this rascal of a new member?

The Kingdom of The Wind, also known as The Land of The Wind, is a 2008 South Korean historial drama, broadcast on KBS from 10 September 2008 to 15 January 2009. It was directed by Kang Il-soo, written by Choi Wan-gyu, Jung Jin-ok, Park Jin-woo; adapted from manhwa by Kim Jin.

Eun Bang Wool falls in love with Park Woo Hyuk who received a heart transplant from her ex-boyfriend.

Three friends from troubled families form a unique, lasting bond — but their pasts soon cast a cloud over their lives.

A lonely rich tycoon and a struggling writer fall in love despite their different ethnicities.

Cha Woo Kyung is a child counselor who works at a children’s center. Her life seems perfect since he is married to a great husband and is pregnant. However, her perfect life doesn't last long, when an accident changes her life. She then meets Kang Ji Hun, a detective who is hurt for hiding his troubling past but is strict toward criminals and believes they should be punished to the full extent.

The drama is shot from the perspective of women and tells a story about finding light in the darkness and embracing hope in motherhood. Lin Xu Zhi is a woman who doesn’t have a past. She was adopted and is still scarred from being abandoned by her birth mother. She’s an elementary school teacher that realizes one of her female students is receiving abuse from her mother. Her maternal instincts kick in, and she impulsively decides to bring the girl into her own care. In caring for the young girl, named Xiao Ou, two broken souls find solace in each other.

Shiratori Sakuto is 28, but has the intelligence of a 6-year-old boy. He works for Dream Flower Service, a flower distribution centre which provides employment for problem youth. One day, he and a colleague, Yanagawa Ryuichi, delivers a rose bouquet to the apartment building where Mochizuki Haruka lives. Because Haruka does not know that the deliveryman is mentally challenged, she is shocked by his response and tries to call the police. Haruka works for a brain physiology research centre where Professor Hachisuka Daigo has been studying the improvement of mental performance. He has succeeded in lab experiments on a white mouse called Algernon. Sakuto is transformed into a genius through surgery. But Algernon's new intelligence begins to fade, and he dies. Sakuto realises that his genius, too, is destined to leave him.

Orphaned at young age, abandoned by his uncle and later by his adoptive parents, Sang-doo’s life has been a succession of difficulties. At 27, he makes a living by seducing older women in order to support his daughter’s hospital fee. However, the love he has for his first love, Chae Eun-hwan, keeps him happy and optimistic. When he runs into Eun-hwan again, he decides to give another chance at his love and goes back to high school to be Eun-hwan’s student.

There are over 600 orphanages across the nation, housing approximately 30,000 children; Most of them had been abused by their parents. Maki, was placed into the orphanage "Kogamo no Ie", after her mother, Ryoka, was arrested and jailed. There she was handed over to the care of Kana, and also Sasaki, the eccentric caretaker of the home. Under Sasaki's management, the home is a calm and safe haven from all the madness of the real world. At the home, Maki befriends 3 other little girls, who all go by their nicknames instead of their real names. Piami who plays the piano really well, Bombi who came from a very poor family, and Post, who is the leader of all the kids.

Onchi Eiko, the proprietress of a bar, is trapped in a sad, hidden past. One day, an old friend Shigeko shows up with her 5-year-old son Daiji in tow. Shigeko entrusts him to Eiko and disappears after she leaves a farewell letter. As Eiko looks at the innocent Daiji, she is reminded of her own past. The two of them who have no one to turn to, begin a life together as fake mother and son in this peculiar and yet heartrending story.

Teenage Xue Ming was forced to marry the man who raped her. Years after abandoning her young sons to find a better life, can she escape the guilt?