美國菸酒槍炮及爆裂物管理局（ATF）的前探員路見不平，從毒販手上解救了一名女子，想不到人生卻從此大轉彎。女子說服他偷走毒販的錢，兩人一起遠走高飛，卻因此被無法無天的毒販頭子盯上，展開一場貓捉老鼠的血腥遊戲。他很快發現，這攤渾水，他不蹚也不行！

　　Ema is the successful TV anchor of a national TV broadcaster, the star of a tabloid show. A perfectionist, she has no hesitation in putting at steak her health or money for higher ratings. One of her cases brings her in a middle of a huge scandal which will dramatically change her life. Ema will discover that behind all things happening to her are unexpected characters...

圣诞前夕，结束国外工作的马蒂亚斯，返回到他土生土长的罗马尼亚特兰西瓦尼亚多民族山村。马蒂亚斯一边担心着儿子鲁迪从罗马尼亚母亲安娜那里受到的教育，一边渴望着再次见到他的匈牙利前情人奇拉。 　　他发现他的儿子和整座村庄都笼罩在一种奇怪的非理性恐惧和不安的阴影之下。当奇拉管理的面 包店雇佣了两名外国工人时，根深蒂固的冲动和怨恨涌现，冲突横生和情绪爆发，社区和平的表象被打破。