Edith Hardy uses charity funds for Wall Street investments in hopes of buying some new gowns. She loses all the money and borrows from wealthy oriental Tori. When her husband gives her the amount she borrowed, Tori won't take it back, branding her shoulder with a Japanese sign of his ownership. She shoots him. Her husband takes the blame. In court Edith reveals all to an angry mob. Written by Ed Stephan {stephan@cc.wwu.edu} Richard Hardy, a hardworking stockbroker, labors overtime to keep up with the ruinous bills incurred by his beautiful but irresponsible wife Edith, a venal, spoiled socialite who is impervious to his pleas for fiscal restraint. Acting on what she believes to be an insider information, she impulsively embezzles $10,000 from the Red Cross charity she chairs for a stock tip. When she finds the money has been lost, she desperately turns to a Japanese ivory trader with whom she has been thoughtlessly flirting and persuades him to replace the money in exchange for an assignation. When her husband's long-awaited business deal finally materializes, she desperately tries to withdraw from their agreement by replacing the money. Angered and disappointed with her resistance to his advances, he uses a branding device to mark her shoulder as his property. Feeling violated, Edith shoots him in the shoulder and leaves. In order to protect his wife's reputation, Richard confesses to the crime and faces trial for attempted murder. Written by Gabe Taverney (duke1029@aol.com)
莫里森一家四口搬到了澳洲一个小镇。父亲西蒙(艾瑞克•汤马森 Erik Thomson饰)是当地驻军军官,母亲玛吉(托妮•柯利特 Toni Collette 饰)怀孕待产,大儿子查理(卢克•福特 Luke Ford 饰)患有自闭症,表现为语言障碍学习障碍,无法与人正常交往,小儿子托马斯(瑞斯•维克菲尔德 Rhys Wakefieled 饰)进入新的学校,在游泳救生员课上认识了美丽的女同学杰姬(吉玛•沃德 Gemma Ward 饰)。托马斯不愿让同学们知道自己有个不正常的哥哥,但没想到杰姬对查理竟能毫不介意。随着玛吉的临产,托马斯身上的负担越来越重,同时随着与杰姬的交往,他更加希望哥哥查理能奇迹般的病愈。但与托马斯的愿望相反,家里添了新妹妹后更为杂乱,而查理的状况也毫无改观。托马斯如何才能走出生活的阴影? 本片获第58届柏林电影节青少年题材类别的最高荣誉“水晶熊”奖。
萨罗(戴夫·帕特尔 Dev Patel 饰)和妹妹、哥哥以及母亲过着相依为命的生活,虽然贫穷艰辛,但一家人在一起相互扶持,日子过得依然温暖而又充满了欢乐。一次偶然中,萨罗同哥哥在火车站走散了,误打误撞之中,萨罗登上了一列开往加尔各答的火车,在那里,萨罗成为了露宿街头的流浪儿,并最终被送进了收容所。 幸运的萨罗被来自澳大利亚的约翰(大卫·文翰 David Wenham 饰)和苏(妮可·基德曼 Nicole Kidman 饰)夫妇两收养了,在两人爱的教养下,萨罗成长为了前途无量的有为青年。在学校里,萨罗邂逅了名为露西(鲁妮·玛拉 Rooney Mara 饰)的女生,两人很快走到了一起。某次派对中,来自家乡的食物勾起了萨罗对过去的回忆,他萌生出了回到家乡寻找家人的念头。
初出茅庐的鲁迪·贝勒(马特·达蒙 Matt Damon饰)是刚踏进律师界的新手。一腔热血的鲁迪接手的第一个案子是一宗涉及医疗保险赔偿的诉讼。无助的母亲,生命垂危的儿子,拒绝支付医疗费的保险公司,不择手段的辩护律师,一切都跟当初设想的大相径庭。面对种种举步维艰的行业阴暗面和陷于困境的弱势群体,鲁迪至始至终都没有放弃他的正义之心。影片的另一条主线还有一位遭受家庭暴力的受虐少妇。影片用写实的手法,向我们描绘了一场捍卫正义的道德之战。 本片根据约翰·格里沙姆的同名小说改编。