梦想可以牵著人走多远？乡巴小子比轩的梦却把他牵进牢房里。他朝思暮想要到巴黎去，跃登大舞台，发挥演戏天分。谁知花都人都眼高于顶，人海茫茫，他简直头头碰著黑。一日不出头便无面目见江东父老的心理下，比轩把心一横，推开警厅大门，自首承认是劫杀的士司机的凶手！这回他可不用再愁衣食了，而且还可以大演特演下去。最妙的是后来人人都相信他与案无关，只有他坚持自己有罪。真人真事改编的本片，黑色幽默洒来笑中带泪，对社会无言控诉之余，更有深沉的洞悉和无奈。

Hélène, a housekeeper at a ritzy hotel in Corsica, is devoted to her family but lacks any passion in her own life. When she sees a handsome couple play a passionate game of chess, she becomes inspired to play herself. Hélène's working-class husband and spoiled daughter are soon bewildered by her obsession with chess. They also grow suspicious of Hélène's close relationship with Dr. Kröger, her eccentric American expat tutor.