Zuleikha Robinson

A man enters a long-distance race across the Arabian Desert.

A cash-strapped merchant foolishly borrows money from his worst enemy, a vengeful man who insists on a literal pound of flesh if the debt is not repaid.

A young Indian boy in New Jersey rebels agains his traditional parents.

In the summer of 1989, nine-year-old Ted Henley and his father, John, are the proprietors of the Mt. Vista Motel - a crumbling resort that is buried in the mountains of the American West. Since Ted's mother left, John has drifted into despondency.