An explosive cinematic rollercoaster about a group of misfits and visionaries who had an idea for a new kind of news - one that would give the people what they want, and would change the face of the world we live in today.

A lone hitch hiker, marooned near a housing estate, has a dramatic effect on the lives of those around him.

As the UK begins its military engagement in the Falklands, a BBC news journalist attempts to climb up from his working-class roots, at any cost, lying to those around him to get what he wants, only to discover that he is the recipient of a deception far more clever than his own.

一天晚上一个电力维修工在下班回家，倒霉的事是他在路上遇到绑架，于是他努力的想办法逃走。

于连（伊万·麦克格雷格 Ewan McGregor 饰）出生在一个木匠家庭之中，按照道理来讲，他最终会继承父亲的事业，成为另一个一文不值的木匠。可是，于连是一个拥有非常广阔的胸怀的男人，他不甘心自己的命运从他一出生起就被决定，于是打算出去闯一闯。
在19岁那年，于连得到了一个非常难得的机会，成为了市长家的家庭教师。于连将这份职业当做自己通往上流社会的跳板，并且迅速勾搭上了市长夫人路易斯（艾丽丝·克里奇 Alice Krige 饰）。很快，两人的奸情就败露了，身败名裂的于连不得不离开小镇。之后，于连邂逅了名为马蒂尔德（蕾切尔·薇姿 Rachel Weisz 饰）的贵族少女。