一场阵容豪华的政治秀。 西海岸大学的两个热血青年Arian(德里克·卢克 Derek Luke 饰)和Ernest(迈克尔·佩纳 Michael Peña 饰),受他们理想主义导师Dr. Stephen Malley(罗伯特·雷德福 Robert Redford 饰)的精神鼓舞,决定去做一些积极追求生活理想的事情,奔赴阿富汗参加了反恐战争,但这两位青年绝对没有想到,所谓的战争,无关人类和平、国家大义,只是让自己在战场上活下去而已。 与他们命运紧密相连的另一端,美国国内情况迥然不。在加利福尼亚,苦恼的Dr. Stephen Malley试图以Arian和Ernest参战的事情为例,说服自己的学生Todd(安德鲁·加菲尔德 Andrew Garfield 饰)不要放弃政治学习,但Todd全然反感Dr. Stephen Malley的激进想法。而在千里之外的华盛顿,总统候选人、参议员Senator Jasper Irving(汤姆·克鲁斯 Tom Cruise 饰)发现自己正卷入一场政治密谋,他准备向电视台记者Janine Roth(梅丽尔·斯特里普 Meryl Streep 饰)透露有关阿富汗战争的惊人内幕,此番举动很可能直接影响到正在前线作战的Arian和Ernest的命运。 暴雨天的公交站台Misaki lives in a rural town situated among lush, green mountains beneath a clear blue sky. Despite graduating from a university in Tokyo, she was unable to find the job she hoped for due to the lack of employment opportunities that befell her generation. Just about everything has gone badly for her and now she is on the verge of turning 40. However, she has dreams of marrying her aging, handicapped mother Mitsuko's care worker, Naoki, who pays visits to their home. Her clandestine meetings with Naoki are one of Misaki's oases from Mitsuko's harsh day-to-day verbal abuse. The other is the bee farm run by her childhood friend Kaori. The honey Kaori diligently works to make is sweet, mild, and soothing. But then Misaki is cruelly betrayed by Naoki. And Kaori abruptly dies. These events drive Misaki's heart to the brink of bursting. "Why did she have to die? "