A retelling of the Biblical story of Judith and Holofernes, exploring female aggression and the links between war and sexual desire.

Kate Hardie plays a shy 19-year-old bookworm setting out on a world trip, only to be stranded at Málaga after her companion goes off with a local lothario. When her belongings are stolen, Ellie starts learning independence.

An 11-year-old boy's amazing ability to break wind leads him first to fame and then to death row, before it helps him to fulfill his ambition of becoming an astronaut.