丹尼（丹尼尔·戴-刘易斯 Daniel Day Lewis 饰）曾是一名热血沸腾的革命青年，因为加入了北爱尔兰共和军而遭到了逮捕，艰苦的牢狱生活一过就是十四载。终于熬过了漫长的不自由的时光，重回社会的丹尼决定洗心革面，做一个低调的普通人。 出狱后的丹尼重拾旧业成为了一名拳击教练，培养了一批和他一样热爱这项运动的年轻人。一场意外让丹尼和曾经的恋人玛姬（艾米丽·沃森 Emily Watson 饰）重逢了，此时的玛姬，独自一人抚养着十四岁的儿子林恩，日子过得十分艰辛。旧日爱情的火花在丹尼和玛姬之间死灰复燃，然而，曾经灰暗的过去亦让丹尼充满了犹疑和怯懦。
Every year, a family home is turned into a haunted house. The purpose is not only to be as terrifying as possible, but also to create a spectacular attraction to draw the neighbours in. In response to some criticism, the father commits irreparable damage.
A roughneck commits a hasty and brutal crime after discovering his scumbag brother is planning to run off with his cheating wife, completely upending the only life he's ever known.
