一對夫婦在流產后想要重新開始，他們發現自己得到了夢寐以求的房子，但有一個條件--他們永遠不能打開地窖的門。他們能否在不知情的情況下生活下去，這引發了令人震驚的后果。

　　一場席卷全球的神秘事件摧毀了所有的電子設備，剝奪了人類的睡眠能力，世界陷入混亂。吉爾（羅德里格茲飾）是一名往事不堪回首的退伍軍人，而她的女兒也許是挽救一切的關鍵。那么問題來了，吉爾能否在失去理智之前安全地護送女兒并拯救世界？

　　World War II is around the corner, but the only thing Sally Bauer can think of is the ocean. Her dream is to swim across the English Channel. Her father has tried to exorcise her obsession with swimming since she was a toddler, without success. An unwanted pregnancy forces her to abandon her dream – and herself. The child’s father does not want to be involved, so as a woman in the ‘30s in Sweden, Sally has no choice but to do what is expected of her: to be a mother. There is no place left for her dreams and Sally is pulled into bottomless darkness, until her sister Carla saves her. With renewed purpose, together the sisters begin to dismantle the conventions they are constantly facing. In late August 1939, Sally stands on the shore at Dover and takes her first step into the English Channel. She swims across the open and icy sea for 15 hours, waving to the Navy who are readying for war. A couple of days after Sally swims ashore at Calais, Poland is invaded.

　　這部電影將六個故事組合成一個綜合系列，描繪了由于人類錯誤的欲望而發生的奇異事件。