蛇与蜘蛛

　　1858年，在博洛尼亚的犹太区，教皇的士兵闯入了莫塔拉家，按照枢机主教的命令，他们要抢走莫塔拉家的七岁儿子埃德加罗。这个孩子在婴儿时期被保姆秘密洗礼，教皇法律是不容置疑的：他必须接受天主教教育。莫塔拉的父母心痛万分，他们将不惜一切代价取回自己的儿子。在国际犹太社区和舆论 的支持下，莫塔拉家的斗争很快就带上了政治色彩。但是，教会和教皇不会同意归还这个孩子，因为这有助于巩固越来越动摇的权力……

　　George is the scapegoat of his classmates. One day he cracks and shoots them. His best and only friend Blaise is accused in his place and sentenced to 7 years in a psychiatric hospital. At the day of his release, Blaise realizes he only has one family: his best friend George. But he does not want to hear about his childhood friend, as he tries to integrate with the "Chivers" a gang whose members wear red jackets and boots, drink milk, drive sport trucks and play an incomprehensible and violent game that mixes cricket and mental arithmetic.

　　故事讲述刚离婚不久的格雷格(威尔逊饰)遇到了迷人的伊莎贝尔(海耶克饰)。伊莎贝尔住在大街上，认为这个被污染、破败不堪的世界并不是真实的。她相信这个丑陋的世界是在一个美丽、和平、“真实”的极乐世界的内部。起初格雷格表示怀疑，但他最终发现这个理论很有道理。