The Second World War was the most destructive conflict in history, laying waste not only to Europe’s people but also its infrastructure, institutions and its moral foundations. Only at the war’s end was the true scale of human suffering and misery revealed, and so devastating was the scene that Europe was dubbed ‘The New Dark Continent'. But for civilians in particular, liberation often marked not the end of their troubles but the beginning of new ones, with famine and disease widespread and an atmosphere thick with ethnic tension and revenge.　　This film will re-examine the aftermath of the War to ask if too much stress has been laid on an optimistic view of victory in Europe with celebratory images of VE day and newsreel coverage of the liberation of places like Paris. While narratives of hope and reconciliation are important, are parallel stories showing the darker side of peace yet to receive due prominence? Liberation was bitter, bloody and vengeful, and there were profound and pervasive fears that the peace could be lost. Through rare archive and unique personal testimony, this film reveals the ‘poisoned peace’ of 1945 to throw light on a post-war Europe where civilisation teetered on the brink of chaos, but the story of the transition from war to peace forms the hinge on which modern European history turns.

　　贝斯（米歇尔·菲佛 Michelle Pfeiffer 饰）是一名非常成功的摄影师，和丈夫派特（　　特里特·威廉斯 Treat Williams 饰）一起抚养着三个可爱的孩子文森特（乔纳森·杰克逊 Jonathan Jackson 饰）、本（瑞恩·莫里曼 Ryan Merriman 饰）以及凯丽（阿丽夏·潘娜维加 Alexa PenaVega 饰）。一天，在一场排队中，最小的本走丢失踪了，尽管贝斯和派特找来了全城最精明强干的警探，都未能觅得本的下落。这巨大的打击让贝斯的家庭濒临了崩溃的边缘。　　一晃眼九年过去了，贝斯和派特渐渐走出了过去的阴影，全家人在芝加哥开了一家餐馆。一天，一个名为山姆的男孩敲响了贝斯家的们，请求为他们修剪后院草坪。让贝斯没有想到的是，这个山姆，竟然就是从前失踪的本。

　　在15世纪的英国，一场名为玫瑰战争的内战正在争夺王位的两个敌对家族之间展开。刚从战场上归来，一位骑士发现他的家人已经死亡。　　他加入了黑箭侠带领的亡命之徒，以寻求正义……

　　黑暗中，一个身着风衣的神秘男人在通道中穿行。他就是莫里斯（塞吉·赫吉安尼Serge Reggiani饰），一个刚刚出狱却仍依靠偷窃为生的盗贼。为了清算以前的旧债，他准备跟他的朋友西里安（让-保罗·贝尔蒙多 Jean Paul Belmondo饰）再干一桩偷窃案。不料行事时警察却突然而至，莫里斯再次入狱。不明就里的莫里斯认定西里安是警察的眼线，开始寻机报复。而西里安并非警方的线人，真正的卧底另有其人。与此同时，西里安也正开始实施自己的大胆计划。　　由世界影坛最负盛名的黑色电影大师让-皮埃尔·梅尔维尔执导的经典犯罪悬疑电影《眼线》，根据1946年出版的小说《犯罪系列》改编而成。