一战时期诗人西格夫里·萨松曾因在西线作战时的英勇表现而被授予勋章，他最令人难忘的作品是关于一战的诗歌，这些诗歌为他赢得了公众和评论界的赞誉。而当他独自提出反战抗议时，他成为了军队中持不同政见的焦点。

莱尼（汤姆•威尔金森 Tom Wilkinson 饰）是伦敦黑帮的头目，他手下有个得力干将艾奇（马克•斯特朗 Mark Strong 饰）。莱尼曾经做套逼小流氓头二（杰拉德•巴特勒 Gerard Butler 饰）还债。结果，头二凭借情人史黛拉（桑迪•牛顿 Thandie Newton 饰）提供的情报，成功打劫，抢得巨款，还清了债务，并且一发而不可收拾…… 　　莱尼买通议员想进军房地产市场。为了重金担保，他从俄罗斯黑帮头目尤里（卡瑞尔•罗登 Karel Roden 饰）手中借来了一副名画。然而，这幅名画却不翼而飞。于是，一群人卷入了这场寻找名画的闹剧中，其中不乏有莱尼失散多年的儿子，盗卖皮草的毛贼，打不死的保镖，同性恋的律师等等。最后，在名画事件水落石出之时，黑帮最大告密者的身份也被揭穿……

After surgery glamorous actress, Veronica Ghent, travels with her nurse, Desi, to the remote highlands in order to attend a healing retreat. The other guests are eccentric and there is something different about the land; the nature seems to have a purpose of its own. Immersing herself in the dramatic surroundings, Veronica is given a new lease of life and finds purpose through the magical elements in the land. Desi must overcome her own battles to help Veronica make peace with herself. Veronica and Desi, the motherless child and the childless mother, find in each other a sense of family, and the future of a new dawn opens up to them.

影片展现美国传奇诗人艾米莉·狄金森的一生。