THE DUTCH HOUSE

BEL CANTO

A poor country is hosting an international gathering to promote international trade. This is stormed by kidnappers and a lengthy siege ensues during which two couples fall in love, turning an horrific imprisonment into an unexpected heaven on earth. Orange/Baileys Prize.

COMMONWEALTH

It is 1964: Bert Cousins shows up at Franny Keating's christening uninvited. When Bert kisses his host's wife, Beverley, he sets in motion the joining of two families. In 1988, Franny Keating, now 24, never dreams that the consequences of this encounter will extend into the lives of her scattered siblings and parents.

RUN

The unforgiving New England weather has taken a turn for the worse on the day Doyle drags his reluctant sons to a speech by Jesse Jackson. When they are involved in a violent accident on an icy road, the family are forced to confront certain truths.