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，他愿意付出一切代价，让妻子重新回到他的身边。奇怪的是，自打西西莉亚失踪后，卡洛斯发现自己获得了一项特异功能——能够通过那些和西西莉亚一样遭到秘密逮捕的人们的照片中发现他们的下落。

Frankie McGuire, one of the IRA's deadliest assassins, draws an American family into the crossfire of terrorism. But when he is sent to the U.S. to buy weapons, Frankie is housed with the family of Tom O'Meara, a New York cop who knows nothing about Frankie's real identity. Their surprising friendship, and Tom's growing suspicions, forces Frankie to choose between the promise of peace or a lifetime of murder.

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A lawyer finds himself in far over his head when he attempts to get involved in drug trafficking.