陈念（周冬雨 饰）是一名即将参加高考的高三学生，同校女生胡晓蝶（张艺凡 饰）的跳楼自杀让她的生活陷入了困顿之中。胡晓蝶死后，陈念遭到了以魏莱（周也 饰）为首的三人组的霸凌，魏莱虽然表面上看来是乖巧的优等生，实际上却心思毒辣，胡晓蝶的死和她有着千丝万缕的联系。
一次偶然中，陈念邂逅了名为小北（易烊千玺 饰）的小混混，随着时间的推移，心心相惜的两人之间产生了真挚的感情。小北答应陈念在暗中保护她免受魏莱的欺凌，没想到这一决定引发了一连串的连锁反应。负责调查胡晓蝶死因的警官郑易（尹昉 饰）隐隐察觉到校园里的古怪气氛，可他的调查却屡屡遭到校方的阻挠。

导演迈克尔·哈内克凭借本片再度勇夺金棕榈大奖。
本片的两位老戏骨分别是威尼斯影后和戛纳柏林双料影帝。
Anne（埃玛妞·丽娃 Emmanuelle Riva 饰）和Georges（让-路易斯·特林提格南特 Jean-Louis Trintignant 饰）这对老夫妻已经 80多岁了，他们都是退休的，有教养的音乐教师。他们的女儿Eva（伊莎贝尔·于佩尔 Isabelle Huppert 饰）也是一个音乐工作者，目前生活在国外。可是有一天，Anne突然中风，随后偏瘫，卧床不起。而正是从这一天开始，她和乔治斯的爱情，在某种程度上开始了考验......

故事从一椿杀人案件展开，此案的被害者和杀人犯两个人各有一个阿嬷，镜头从她们弱小的身体背影开始拍起，在彷彿雨下不停的马尼拉街头四处奔波，各自发展出不同的叙事线。一-个既想为孙子筹丧葬费，更要藉司法力量讨回公道；另一个努力借贷疏通，一心想把孙儿早日从狱中救出。两个理应敌对的「惊世阿嬷」，一路在编导的巧妙安排铺陈之下，最后竟不-可思议地产生交集。曼多萨以大量的手持摄影与跟拍，分头让观众交错看见两个立场截然不同的老太太，如何以旺盛的生命力，各自以自己的毅力和坚持，为他们的孙子捍卫正义。近乎于纪录片般的影像-律动，展现写实精准的场面调度，并同时在情节堆栈的过程间，间接逼视了菲律宾底层人民生活的现实困顿。
2010 西班牙帕马斯影展最佳影片、女主角、摄影 / 2009 威尼斯影展竞赛片 / 2009 杜拜影展最佳影片

Zhang Xiaoming is grandson of a Korean War hero. Due to morning reading comics peep at the same table as the captain discovered and reported teacher confiscated his red scarf. Then Zhang Xiaoming pride was badly hit, everywhere frowned upon and is considered losers. Later, he was later informed that the class teacher is a lot of red scarf, called to the playground left standing. Zhang Xiaoming coerced during the school bully, was forced to climb the flagpole, the flag fell accidentally grabbed the injured. Teacher went to the hospital for criticism and education, after Zhang Xiaoming know the father is the Secretary for Education, teacher immediately corrected himself, his father's face in front of Zhang Xiaoming praise. Later, Zhang Xiaoming is portrayed as heroic and deserving protect the flag, not only took back the red scarf, which they also won in class red flag. But Zhang Xiaoming so the state has not changed, still morning reading comic books when, at the same table again snitch captain. But this time the teacher not only did not criticize Zhang Xiaoming, a captain who actually ripped off the red scarf, saying not concentrate on reading, and accused him of slander "protect the flag guards" Zhang Xiaoming. At this time Zhang Xiaoming's face evil smile

青年金子彻平（加濑亮饰）在高峰期乘上了地铁，赶往学长介绍的公司面试。不料，他在岸川站下车时，被一个女中学生拉住并被指认为是“痴汉”，彻平因此遭到了逮捕。在警察的严厉质问下，彻平坚称自己没有犯罪。而律师告诉彻平，如果否认犯罪将遭到拘留，一旦被起诉，后果将更加严重。这飞来横祸令彻平茫然失措，与此同时，彻平的母亲丰子（罇真佐子饰）和朋友齐藤达雄（山本耕史饰）为了还彻平清白， 四处奔走寻求帮助。当过法官的资深律师荒川正义（役所广司饰）和年轻的女律师须藤莉子（濑户朝香饰）向他们伸出了援手，一场决定命运的法庭辩论随即展开。