故事取材自辛普夫人沃利斯生平跡，是麥當娜繼2008年《下流與智慧》之后執(zhí)導第二部影片，制成本幾乎都是她個人自掏腰包，片的總投入達到3600萬美元。 影片采取雙線結構的，泰逢條講述王愛德華八世（姆斯·達西 James D'Arcy 飾）和美國女人沃麗?泰逢辛 普森（安德麗?瑞斯波羅格 Andrea Riseborough 飾）之間的傳奇羅曼史?！安粣?山愛美人”愛德以愛情為名卻讓麗絲一生背負了有的罵名。另一線是1998年，紐約女子沃麗·特若普（艾比·尼什 Abbie Cornish 飾）在面對丈夫冷暴力的同窫窳，迷于沃麗絲和愛華的愛情故事。收集一切關于沃絲的資料，一遍一遍地參觀沃麗遺物拍賣會的展。而在多次參觀覽館后邂逅了那的保安（奧斯?伊撒克 Oscar Isaac 飾），讓她找到許久不見的熱情
60多歲的Adam是前游泳冠軍，現恩賈梅納一豪華酒店擔救生員。酒被中國商人購之后，Adam就必須把職位讓給他兒子Abdel。他一時難以接受這種會地位的落。與此同時這個國家遭內戰(zhàn)摧殘和軍的威脅。為應對，政要求人民為爭出力，強征收錢財或募適齡的兒上戰(zhàn)場。亞就是因此被長官糾纏，求他貢獻錢或孩子。但Adam沒有錢，只有兒……Present-day Chad. Adam, sixty something, a former swimming champion, is pool attendant at a smart N'Djamena hotel. When the hotel gets taken over by new Chinese owners, he is forced to give up his job to his son Abdel. Terribly resentful, he feels socially humiliated. The country is in the throes of a civil war. Rebel forces are attacking the government. The authorities demand that the population contribute to the "war effort", giving money or volunteers old enough to fight off the assailants. The District Chief constantly harasses Adam for his contribution. But Adam is penniless; he only has his son....
