夏尔（雅克•甘布林 Jacques Gamblin 饰）自从十年前和老婆分居后，就一直霉运不断：丢掉了高薪工作、豪宅名车也离他而去，就连落魄到在街头乞讨，也被人状告他骗取社会救济，因为他的妻子一直领着高薪，虽然他们已经十年没见面！为了避免牢狱之灾，夏尔必须找他的妻子签字离婚。运气终于来了，夏尔从一位朋友那里得知他的妻子近日来到了巴黎。于是，他乔装打扮来到妻子下榻的大酒店，岂不知从他踏进酒店的那一刻起，好运气来了！

Nora and Léo, 16, live in the same town, in the same suburbs, go to the same highschool, but everything opposes them: their social backgrounds, their families religions, their everyday lives. Yet, they fall in love at first sight. But from a theft accusation bringing into conflict their respective families, their love story will have to face a series of trials and dramas.

在法国加莱，有一批来自伊拉克库尔德地区的难民，他们遭受着绝大多数法国人的提防和排挤，热衷于足球的17岁比拉尔（菲拉·阿伊维尔迪 Firat Ayverdi 饰）就是这些难民中的一个。比拉尔梦想着去英国，在通过卡车偷渡失败之后他开始学习游泳，并结识了法国人西蒙（文森特·林顿 Vincent Lindon 饰）。西蒙是游泳馆里的游泳教练，他被比拉尔的认真劲儿吸引，并逐渐对这个年青人产生好感。当西蒙得知比拉尔学习游泳是为了穿越拉芒什海峡时他曾试图劝阻，可是当他得知比拉尔去英国是为了见到女友米娜时，正在办理离婚手续的西蒙竟然决定帮助他……
本片在2009年的柏林电影节获得欧洲电影标志大奖和天主教人道精神奖两项大奖。

Claire and Stéphane are two Lyon-based judges who could hardly be more different. She is young and enthusiastic, committed to helping those unfortunates who find themselves in debt. He is older, wiser, but disillusioned with his work and his life. Under Claire’s influence, Stéphane discovers a new lease of life and at last finds a cause that is worth fighting for...