介绍：故事发生在1848年法国大革命前夕，阿特莉娜（杰拉丁·卓别林 Geraldine Chaplin 饰）是出生在贫困之家的农家女，因为拥有一副非常美丽的面孔而得到了于洛男爵（托比·斯蒂芬斯 Toby Stephens 饰）的宠爱，于洛男爵娶她为妻，两人幸福的生活了十二年可如今，于洛男爵对自己的枕边人早已经失去了兴趣，将她丢在一旁，整天在外面花天酒地。　　孤独之中，阿特莉娜将自己年过四十依然形单影只的堂妹贝蒂（杰西卡·兰格 Jessica Lange 饰）接到了身边，教她识字和手工，希望她以后可以自食其力。一次偶然中，贝蒂邂逅了名为文赛斯拉（阿登·杨 Aden Young 饰）的政治犯，对其一见钟情，将自己的全部继续都拿出来照料文赛斯拉的吃喝用度，哪知道这个忘恩负义的男人竟然背叛了她。

介绍：一个来自蒙特利尔的dj，跟踪他的女友来到洛杉矶，却在路上陷入了和几个搭车女的致命关系中...

介绍：The first story is about Nanda, a young man who leaves Calcutta to work as a postmaster in an isolated malaria-infested village. The postmaster is looked after by a young orphan girl, Ratan. His only solace in the village is in teaching Ratan how to read and write. The second story is about a student, Amulya, who returns to his village after finishing his exams. His widowed mother is very anxious for him to marry, and has already picked out a girl. He rejects his mother's choice and, being forced to choose some girl, marries a lively tomboy who is not ready to give up her freedom.

介绍：A bus named Anbu narrates the stories of its 24 passengers, giving a glimpse of their journey from Kodaikanal to Dindigul.

介绍：1995年7月，斯雷布雷尼察艾达是联合国的一名翻译。当塞尔维亚军队入侵波什尼亚克飞地并接管那里的权力时，她和她的家人和其他成千上万的人一样，在联合国营地寻求保护。激烈的政治谈判开始了，阿伊达不得不进行翻译，通过翻译她得知了致命而残酷的信息。但尽管信息的爆炸性极强，她还是坚持着逃脱迫在眉睫的命运的希望。