The tragedy and comedy in Carlo's life begins, grows and ends like the tragedy and comedy of Portugal. In the company of his close friend, João da Ega, allegedly a brilliant writer, Carlos, with his idle existence as an aristocratic doctor, spends his time to enjoying friends and lovers. Until he falls in love. She is a new character in this revolutionary novel. It's a vertiginous passion that goes beyond that past gloominess to reach a new and darker abyss, incest.
故事发生在1971年的北爱尔兰,新教徒和天主教徒之间的矛盾不断激化,战争一触即发,情势十分危急。加里(杰克·奥康奈尔 Jack O'Connell 饰)是一名年轻的英国士兵,上司将他派遣至贝尔法斯特,这里是内战的主要战场,充满了四飞的流弹,愤怒的人群和心怀鬼胎的投机分子。 一场冲突之中,加里和同伴飞身追捕小偷,然而,当加里回过神来之时,发现混乱的街头只剩下自己独自一人,更糟糕的是,他所身处的,恰恰是敌方阵营,这也就意味着,他身边出现的每一个人,都有可能想要取自己的性命。为了回到驻扎地,加里开始了漫长的跋涉,一路上等待着他的,是陌生复杂的环境,和穷凶极恶的亡命之徒。