妙子与再婚的丈夫二郎以及儿子敬太原本过着平静而幸福的生活，然而曾一度失踪的聋哑前夫的突然出现，让妙子做出了一个意想不到的抉择。曾以《临渊而立》斩获2016年戛纳电影节一种关注单元评委会奖的深田晃司，以女歌手矢野显子的一首同名歌曲为灵感，创作出了这个精彩绝伦的故事。影片至始至终伴随着交流的障碍、行为的不可理解性，擅长叙事的深田晃司以丰富的隐喻和层层递进的强烈戏剧冲突，呈现出他对于爱与人性本质的思考与诠释。入围2022年威尼斯电影节主竞赛单元。

克雷塞（丹泽尔?华盛顿 Denzel Washington 饰）曾经是一名杀人不眨眼的特种兵，但是退役后的他却常常被自己杀人的梦魇惊醒，无法忍受痛苦的他只好求助于酒精来麻痹自己的神经。好友见长此以往不是办法，遂推荐他到墨西哥去担任一名私人保镖。墨西哥城是世界高犯罪率城市，绑架事件频发，不管有没有钱都可能遭到绑架。克雷塞保护的是一名百万富翁的女儿皮塔（达科塔?范宁 Dakota Fanning 饰）。10岁的平塔活泼可爱，她快乐的心很快就感染了克雷塞，她成了克雷塞生活中的天使。但是，好景不长，皮塔遭到了绑票并被撕票了！克雷塞大受打击，怒火中烧的他决定只身去找绑匪为皮塔报仇。

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.

吉原游廓最底层，声色男女纵情享乐。美若天仙的千代（中川梨绘 饰）孤独站在夜影深处，无人问津。她的几名客人因故身亡，致使千代得到一个恐怖的绰号“死神”。她将希望寄托在情夫富藏（高桥明 饰）的身上，然这又是一个没有出息的小混混，为了钱财不惜出卖爱人。一再被欺骗的千代恍惚见到因通奸即将被处死的盲女小蝶（山科ゆり 饰），亦籍此结识了小蝶那钟爱人偶而忽略妻子的丈夫梅吉（堂下繁 饰）。梅吉从千代那里体会到做人的乐趣，并希望与之远走高飞，离开这个没有希望的地方……