Leonel grows up in the United States, believing that Roberto is his biological father, and although he is unsure of his origins, and doesn't speak Spanish, he constantly has nightmares involving the border with Mexico, and a woman he cannot remember. But he continues on and doesn't ask himself many questions. His life is good, he has an excellent relationship with his parents, ...。日本摄影记者芥川(林子祥)三年后重返刚刚解放的越南采访,遍地的生机令他心生欢喜,但当他无意间走进城市的另一隅结识当地女孩琴娘(马斯晨)后,方知之前所见不过是越共政府特意为他这样的外国记者安排的粉饰太平的假像。
在琴娘并非刻意的“导游”下,越南平民百姓正处于水深火热中的悲惨生活逐渐被芥川尽收眼底。琴娘一家人、战后唯一留下来的某酒吧的老板娘(缪骞人)及她的正想方设法逃离越南的情人祖明(刘德华)等人的被越共任意践踏的自尊强烈地触动着芥川敏感善良的心,尽管他并无彻底改变他们命运的能力,却仍是尽力给予帮助。。同父异母的姐姐于蓝从小就暗恋着盛又霆,然而在一场地震中,妹妹于依却阴差阳错地代替她成了盛又霆的救命恩人。接踵而至的打击一一袭来,父亲跟妹妹合谋抢夺于蓝生母留给她的遗产,不择手段拆散她跟盛又霆的婚姻,甚至导致她差点流产,于蓝万念俱灰,为守护腹中胎儿选择人间蒸发,一直对于蓝误解颇深的丈夫盛又霆发现了真相,开始使用一切手段疯狂寻找于蓝,正当大家以为于蓝已经离开人世时,一场意外让有情人再次相逢,盛又霆开始了自我救赎,通过自己不断地努力,惩处邪恶,感化于蓝,遭遇一系列的生死变故后是否还能挽救真爱?。