Two roommates' lives begin to unravel after moving into a mysterious apartment on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.
查理是一间保险公司的高级职员，由于工作上压力和顾客需求，赚钱不择手段，出卖自己人格，只为达到目的争取营业额。查理的妻子宝莲因不满其处事方法及他的艳史传闻，决定离查而去，查理精神受刺激，对女人实行报复……
故事发生在八十年代的北京。几年前，在农村插队的盛夏（肖雄 饰）返城回京，当了一名卖肉的售货员，她把希望寄托在男友柯平（梁同裕 饰）身上，指望他能评上职称，同时她也想通过自学改变未来的前途。她以同寝室好友秦园（徐晓星 饰）为追赶目标，利用一切业余时间补习英语和其它文化课，力争参加高考。临近高考，盛夏发现自己怀孕了，柯平趁机提出结婚要求，而盛夏不想失去高考机会做了流产，俩人为此产生隔膜。因受情绪影响，盛夏高考失败，柯平也离开了她。面对双重精神打击，盛夏咬牙坚持着走向自学成才之路，秦园高考的成功也时刻激励着她，她相信光明就在前头......
Two sisters living separate lives on different continents are reunited on a Mediterranean Island. The two barely have time to bond and revive family ties as Kate, the elder, meets a group of locals and agrees to an exciting ride on a hot air balloon. But disaster strikes and as the result of a freak accident, the balloon is carried far out to sea. Their cell phones out of range, and the balloon running out of gas, Kate and her friends are battling for their lives. While, back on land, the younger sister, Liz, has become an unwanted "material witness" to a crime. Matters then take a dramatic twist, one that will mark their lives forever.
