Charged with leading demonstrations for the democratization movement, student activist Kim Gi-young (Moon Sung-keun) is a fugitive from the law. He sneaks into a mining village on the verge of being shut down, with a fake ID in hand. Feeling frustrated with the current state of activism, which centers around the intelligentsia, he gets a job as a man-of-all-work at a coal factory and meets the motley inhabitants of the mining village. Dae-sik (Yang Jin-yeong) works to support his family in place of his father, who is in prison for instigating a strike. Detective Kang (Lee Su-chan) always keeps a sharp eye on everything that goes on in the village. Then there are strike organizer Cheon Do-seong (Kang Neung-won), fellow worker Jeong (Hwang Hae), Taek's mother (Kim Kyung-ran), and Sun's mother (Jo Ju-mi). Sung-cheol (Park Joong-hoon), whose father is a local bigshot and the owner of the coal factory, lords it over the neighborhood bars and cafes. Angry at his father (Park Kyu-chae) for leaving his mother and marrying another woman, Sung-cheol vents his resentment on the cafe girls and factory workers. Meanwhile, Young-sook (Shim Hye-jin), who works as a prostitute at the local cafe, is becoming fed up with Sung-cheol's violent and demeaning treatment of her. When she meets Gi-young, who is reserved but warm, she begins to have feelings for him and stops selling sexual favors. As the impending miners' strike darkens the horizon, Gi-young and Young-sook fall in love and enjoy each other's company. Then one day, Sung-cheol receives news of his mother's death and wreaks havoc at the cafe. When Young-sook refuses to satisfy his demands, he starts to beat her up. Gi-young tries to stop him, but his intervention brings him to the attention of Detective Kang and he is hauled off to the police station. Gi-young undergoes torture at the hands of the police, but he is eventually cleared of all charges and released. When he finally comes to through Young-sook's devoted care, he tells her that he is a wanted fugitive. His identity is soon exposed and he is forced to run once more. Young-sook decides to leave the village with him, and heads to the cafefor her things. While making her last coffee delivery, Young-sook runs into Sung-cheol, who tries to stop her from leaving. She ends up killing him, and is dragged off by the police as Gi-young waits for her at the train station.

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相传警方派驻了上千卧底深入黑帮，就等时机成熟把社团一网打尽。此时警方雄图大志，将潜伏已久终于爆发的行动命名为“百年孤寂”。洪兴社树大招风，社团里各个话事人开始草木皆兵。相反洪兴老大淡定自若，他的女人苏菲（秦海璐饰）替他周旋于各帮派期间，力稳局势。然而洪兴社团的众人已经按捺不住躁动。人人自危的情势开始：分管不同领域的华超（吴镇宇饰）、黎继祥（曾志伟饰）、钟孝礼（张智霖饰）、游志标（陈小春饰）几人当中，有的已经被警方掌握了犯罪证据，有的正陷入一场恐慌，看不清身边谁人是卧底身份。警方铲除洪兴社团即日可待。

抗战爆发后，心明投身抗战，至今杳无音讯。他在上海的朋友高志坚（舒适 饰）十分挂念。他经常通过住处中隐藏着的广播电台收听抗战的消息。他偶尔会去看望心明的妻子——告别歌坛的李湘梅（周璇 饰）。适逢湘梅生日，志坚便买了留声机赠予她作为礼物，不想竟然“撞衫”。他陪湘梅回家看望了心明的母亲，老人家双目失明，一心挂念着在战场上的儿子。志坚和湘梅为了宽慰老人，分别编造了心明回信的谎言，以让老人宽心。志坚见到心明家里经济拮据，虽然自己手头并不宽裕却也慷慨解囊，令湘梅十分感动。为了给老人补身体，湘梅来药店购买鱼肝油，因价格昂贵正在犹豫之间，而恰好碰见之前的女友。后者不但帮她埋单，而且还约她来家中小座。见湘梅经济困难，女友鼓励她复出歌唱，别埋没了金嗓子。湘梅觉得心明在前线生死未卜，如此登台并不妥当。然而，架不住老友怂恿，终于低调复出，不想正被志坚撞见……