20世纪30年代，少女时期的Judith Dunbar (Keira Knightley)是一个安静、温和的女孩。由于她在殖民地的父母的缘故，她被送去寄宿学校。Judith在她姑姑和监护人死后，被她最好的朋友Loveday Carey Lewis (Poppy Gaye)的家庭收养。Judith 热爱他们的家南切罗庄园，并与Loveday的哥哥Edward (Paul Bettany)相爱。战争开始，所有人受到波及。Judith (Emily Mortimer)失去了双亲，而Loveday (Katie Ryder Richardson)的未婚夫也死于战火。Judith 与Loveday的另一个兄长相爱。而Edward在战争中双目失明，最终选择带有尊严的死亡。

A traveller by the name of Crossley forces himself upon a musician and his wife in a lonely part of Devon, and uses the aboriginal magic he has learned to displace his host.

In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of others, Alex swoons to the music of Beethoven. The state, eager to crack down on juvenile crime, gives an incarcerated Alex the option to undergo an invasive procedure that'll rob him of all personal agency. In a time when conscience is a commodity, can Alex change his tune?