加拿大魁北克省东部的乡村，长久的干旱不但影响生计，而且让生长于斯的桑泰尔一家濒于破裂。小儿子和父亲先后意外去世，惟剩母亲和大儿子在真相和原谅中扶持前行...
本片根据德国女作家Charlotte Roche同名女权主义小说改编。原著为德语，被译成27国语言，是当年欧洲最畅销小说，但露骨性爱和女性器官描写也引发激烈争论。
湿地是久旱逢雨的产物，本身蕴含着生机与死亡的对立。湿不但指地表，也象征着女性身体。原著有大段关于女性通过自慰获得满足的直白描绘，电影给予了忠实保留。另一方面作为对应，电影增加了男性的性觉醒戏份。大儿子作为家里唯一幸存的男人，他在充满自我保护的焦灼痛苦中开始正视自己的性取向...

Two old friends and small-time crooks embark on a crime spree, but take an unexpected detour that could lead them down the road to redemption.

Marie Lamontagne, a widowed mother of two in her forties, confesses to a murder she didn't commit to protect her daughter. Thrust into brutally unfamiliar and hostile surroundings, she first learns survival, then confronts the biggest challenge of her life: bonding with her fellow inmates and helping them take back control of their lives.

According to the text of Stéphane E.Roy Nine slices of life. Nine stories that intertwine. A satirical comedy. Marc Gauthier, creator of the new "Dare Communic-Action ©" alleged communication guru, offers a new approach. But there will always be a gap between theory and practice ... Between nine earthy situations and absurd misunderstandings, everyone will try to grow up