Atka Natas is a secret agent from the oppressive regime of Liquidatzia. He visits his estranged wife Vera, a chemist who is involved with a group of exiles trying to smuggle their compatriots out of Liquidatzia. Almkvist, an honest local policeman and for
Tore takes over the rundown family farm. Applying his youthful energy, he intends to make it into a big farm like Glomgården on the other side of the river, where beautiful Berit lives. Tore falls in love with her, but her father has promised her to rich
故事发生在风景如诗如画的阿根廷布宜诺斯艾利斯。卡洛斯（安东尼奥·班德拉斯 Antonio Banderas 饰）是一名剧作家，因为创作过几个成功的剧本而拥有着不小的名气。卡洛斯和妻子西西莉亚（艾玛·汤普森 Emma Thompson 饰）结婚多年，两人之间的感情一直十分恩爱。西西莉亚是一名记者，在业内小有名气，她和卡洛斯一直被朋友们视为一对金童玉女，十分相配。
然而某一日，因为所撰写的新闻稿触痛了当局者敏感的政治神经，西西莉亚被秘密的抓紧了集中营中。妻子生死未卜，卡洛斯陷入了绝望和痛苦之中，他愿意付出一切
