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.

　　只是一場(chǎng)意外，卻又超乎意外。駕車撞死一條狗，男子與妻女來(lái)到陌生車房。憑其義肢走動(dòng)時(shí)的聲響，車房工認(rèn)出司機(jī)或是當(dāng)年施酷刑的獄吏。仇人送上門，雪恨更待何時(shí)。然而，獄中受折磨時(shí)雙眼被蒙，嫌疑犯是行刑者確實(shí)無(wú)誤？從早到晚奔波一輪，找來(lái)幾個(gè)獄友確認(rèn)俘虜身份，痛苦回憶涌上心頭。在無(wú) 垠沙漠等待把他活埋私了，有若在人性荒原等待果陀，替天行道又是否問(wèn)心無(wú)愧？以懸疑驚栗布局，暗黑寫實(shí)的人物故事來(lái)自巴納希獄中親見(jiàn)親聞，將苛政、濫權(quán)、以暴易暴一一置于道德倫理的天秤上，丈量人性輕重；悲憤中不失幽默，連消帶打貪污賄賂之風(fēng)。一面金棕櫚獎(jiǎng)，絕非意外。

　　田七（張達(dá)明 飾）是個(gè)精人，常喝醉打妻子當(dāng)歸（蔡少芬 飾），當(dāng)歸痛定思痛發(fā)誓要對(duì)夫報(bào)復(fù)，剛巧城中富商羅漢果欲尋名醫(yī)，當(dāng)歸于是謊稱丈夫會(huì)醫(yī)術(shù)，并且要用精棍子揍田七，他才會(huì)應(yīng)允他人治醫(yī)，羅漢果信以為真，不但將田七痛打一頓，并將其接入家中，于是一場(chǎng)啼笑皆非的鬧劇開(kāi)始了……