On the night of graduation prom the credit to the English Language School, Loris tries to escape to the West, but he is betrayed and captured. Charged with political motivation, Loris is sentenced. The year is 1986. The slogan written in red letters onto the wall in the prison is: If you don't know - we will teach you, if you can't - we will show you how, if you don't want to - we will force you. It is put into practice. Torture, cynicism and physical violence turn the talented young man into an impassive and coldblooded observer. The Berlin wall is falling. Loris is granted an amnesty. Already free, he is alienated and indifferent to the world. In his desperate escape from reality Loris revenges for his ruined life and takes the road to his own destruction. But he meets love. Loris tries to find salvation in yet another flight...

让哈维·德·莱斯特拉德曾执导多部犯罪题材纪录片，包括2001年赢得奥斯卡的《周日早晨谋杀案》。本片是他首度用剧情片方式展现犯罪心理。28岁的主人公刚刚出狱，他人生一半时间都在那里度过。回到家乡后他遇上了艾米丽并为她着迷，直到有一天他走上前去说“嗨，是我”，却引发了艾米丽的惊声尖叫。两人的过去有着怎样的联系？

离了婚又无权见孩子的艾尔莎没独自一人生活。她靠当巴士清洁工和保姆勉强维持生计，一直找不到固定的工作。终于，艾尔莎由于付不起房租被赶了出来。她想起了曾经的邻居马休。住在同一幢公寓楼时，马休很关心艾尔莎，他先被赶了出去，如今在森林里露营度日。没有工作的艾尔莎来到森林寻找马休，两人在那里开始了远离世人的生活……