熙來攘往的巴黎，來自鄉村的少年來此投靠哥哥喬治。哥哥的女友安、流浪的乞丐、受虐的孩子，因為巴黎而生命交錯的人們，在各自的困境中茫然失措。《鋼琴教師》、《白色緞帶》、《愛‧ 慕》的奧地利導演大師麥克漢內克，找來影后茱麗葉畢諾許，以一貫冷靜疏離又直逼心靈底層的影像刻畫，讓所有被
物質和科技異化後的受困人性，徹底現形。

Anne, a young actress, is on the threshold of making it in the cinema. Her boyfriend, Georges, is a war photographer, he is rarely in France. His father is a farmer. Georges'younger brother, Jean, has no interest in taking over the farm. Amadou is a music teacher in an institute for deaf-mute children. His father, a taxi driver, originates from Africa. His little sister is a deaf and It's because of her that Amadou has chosen his profession. What do they have in common, these characters and those whose path they cross?