欲望的游戏

　　World War II is around the corner, but the only thing Sally Bauer can think of is the ocean. Her dream is to swim across the English Channel. Her father has tried to exorcise her obsession with swimming since she was a toddler, without success. An unwanted pregnancy forces her to abandon her dream – and herself. The child’s father does not want to be involved, so as a woman in the ‘30s in Sweden, Sally has no choice but to do what is expected of her: to be a mother. There is no place left for her dreams and Sally is pulled into bottomless darkness, until her sister Carla saves her. With renewed purpose, together the sisters begin to dismantle the conventions they are constantly facing. In late August 1939, Sally stands on the shore at Dover and takes her first step into the English Channel. She swims across the open and icy sea for 15 hours, waving to the Navy who are readying for war. A couple of days after Sally swims ashore at Calais, Poland is invaded.

　　尼克（艾伦•艾克哈特 Aaron Eckhart 饰）是这个世界上最赚钱也最富有争议的行业――烟草业 的代言人。他每天不仅要像推销员一样用三寸不烂之舌去说服人们抽烟，还要不得不变着法子去对付禁烟团体、环保团体和科学团体的抗议，在政府和参议员中想尽办法为烟草业谋取最大利 益。　　尼克还有两个知心朋友――为酒业代言的波利（玛丽亚•贝罗 Maria Bello 饰）和为军火业代言的鲍比（大卫•科恩查内 David Koechner 饰）。相同的行业性质让三人成为无话不谈的密友，经常在一起交流怎样对付环保团体等各种社团的抗议、如何在政府、参议员中周旋的诀窍。　　在政治和商业互相交错的舞台上，他们上演了一出又一出好戏。

　　1996 年，里约热内卢遭遇了有史以来最大的热带风暴之一，安娜和她的消防员团队必须疏散一家有倒塌危险的养老院——但他们很快发现，随着雨水的到来，这家养老院神秘的居民另有打算。