Hugo Llor, a 12-year-old boy who spends most of his time on the streets. His day is also spent in the shipyards and his dream is to become a shipbuilding craftsman, although his fate is uncertain. Hugo's life is not easy, he is a very lonely boy and his mother is forced to move away from him, but he has the support and protection of a respected old man: Arnau Estanyol.。法国大导演路易·马勒的最后遗作,采用颇为复杂的戏中戏方式来探讨人生如戏,戏如人生的微妙交错关系。片中多名演员时而是自己,时而变成戏中的角色,在真假虚实的人生互动中诠释他们之间纠缠不清的感情关系。全片的影像感较单调,但演技相当精彩,被美联社选为90年代十大最佳影片之一。。法兰克是一个年轻而富有理想的警察,他从巡警开始做起,后来成为卧底警察,虽然他的破案率很高,但他不愿意象其他警察那样收受贿赂,这使他显得和其他人格格不入。这种做法也使他身陷危机,因为他的同事们都与他为敌,且不时地陷害他。当检察组开始调查警局内部的贪污内幕时,他又出面作证,因此更陷入危险之中……。