Twelve celebrity contestants face their worst fears and perform a series of death-defying stunts under the supervision of a host to win the coveted title.

A prisoner on a furlough to attend his mother's funeral finds out he has a little brother, a nine year old kid who follows him on a aimless journey through desolate secondary roads.

In rural Sicily, the fishermen live at the mercy of the greedy wholesalers. One family risks everything to buy their own boat and operate independently.