哈勒尔（马克斯·冯·叙多夫 Max von Sydow 饰）是一名作家，愤世嫉俗的他非常看不惯当代社会的很多生活习惯，无法融入社会的他常常把自己锁在家中闭门不出，在孤独和黑暗里，哈勒尔的精神来到了崩溃的边缘。一天，在机缘巧合之下，哈勒尔读了一本名叫《评荒原狼》的书，书中所写的内容令他醍醐灌顶，他觉得这本书简直就是为了他量身定制的。一次偶然中，哈勒尔解释了酒吧女郎赫尔米娜，在她的介绍之下，又认识了音乐人帕布洛和女孩玛利亚（多米妮克·桑达 Dominique Sanda 饰）。当哈勒尔发现赫尔米娜和帕布洛有一腿后，嫉妒的趋势之下，失去理智的哈勒尔杀死了赫尔米娜。

Nothing really looks what it really is when you look from a distance and so is Jinwoo’s quiet life, far from the hectic, stressful city life, tucked away in the beauty of the Korean countryside, welcomed with open arms by a loving new “family” that has accepted, on their sheep ranch, him and Seol, his wonderful niece who he loves as if she were his own daughter.But when Park Kun-young's careful and precise direction begins to focus on the details of Jinwoo's existence, slowly revealing his restless soul, we gradually discover the complexity of the reasons that led to Jinwoo's extreme choice to retire in the countryside to live like a shepherd.The arrival at the ranch of Jinwoo’s longtime male friend from university, Hyunmin, upsets all balance. Moonkyeong, the ranch owner’s daughter, who has a crush on Jinwoo, accidentally discover the two men in bed and shortly afterwards Jinwoo’s twin sister, and Seol’s birth mother, shows up at the ranch after years of absence and silence and wants to take her daughter back to Seoul.The community of that small country place, which seemed kind and nice, slowly reveals their true colours and deep disapproval of the two men's relationship. The fragile sandcastle of happiness that Jinwoo has struggled to build is crumbling and the cold, harsh winter is upon him.Giovanna Fulvi

2006年，某广告公司文案蒋亮亮（冯绍峰 饰）和演员喵喵（倪妮 饰）相会于熙攘喧嚣的北京街头。他搭乘着从富二代车中出来后贸然坐入他车中的喵喵，与对方的兰博基尼相互飙车，看似见义勇为，却也给自己引来不小的麻烦。因工作关系，亮亮与喵喵再度相逢，二人相谈甚欢，别样的情感在彼此心底悄然升起。闹市的莫大孤独感，最终让两人走到一起。他们在北京一角同居，体会着属于两人的微妙幸福感。只是虚妄的幸福过后，裂痕在他们心间产生。亮亮号称对女性有“不主动、不拒绝、不负责”三大原则，而他和包括前女友梅梅等女性之间藕断丝连、暧昧之情也让喵喵心中滋生种种不安。这条路，他们该如何走下去……

当归（巍子 饰）在和恋人私奔的途中被人截获，险些有性命之忧，所幸得到了善良的防风大叔出手相救，才保住了性命。跟着防风大叔，当归成为了一名脚户，凭借着自己强劲的体魄有了口饭吃。一次偶然中，当归遇见了落难的柳兰（迟蓬 饰），她带着女儿樱子刚刚从土匪黑骨头（葛优 饰）的手中逃脱。在照顾柳兰母女的过程中，当归和柳兰之间渐渐产生了真挚的感情，然而在社火会上，黑骨头发现了柳兰的踪迹，在威逼利诱之下，柳兰丢下了女儿回到了黑骨头的身边，当归则肩负起了将这个孩子抚养长大的重任。一晃眼多年过去，当归和黑骨头重逢了，此时的黑骨头已经沦为囚犯，而当归亦已垂垂老矣。