In this intense thriller, a nightmarish evening unfolds for David (Luke Kleintank), a former New York Times journalist, when he and his strange new neighbor Robert (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), accidentally hit a girl on her bike. Buzzed and disoriented, David lets Robert convince him to flee the scene and leave the girl for dead, in order to protect his career. Robert shows no remorse, and in the name of friendship he does unspeakable things to protect the secret. Now that the police are full-on hunting for the hit-and-run killer, things begin to spiral out of control when David’s local newspaper sends him to cover the story where he meets the deceased girl’s sister Vanessa (Eloise Smyth). Despite the circumstances, and her deep desire to find her sister’s killer, the two immediately have a romantic connection, which surprises and haunts David, while pushing Robert to take brutal steps to keep his new friend to himself.
平凡的一天,名叫扎克利和伊森的小男孩在某公园内发生争执,前者用棍子将后者的嘴打破。这起不大不小的儿童纠纷,将两对本没有任何交集的夫妇拉到了一起。经营小百货商店的麦克·朗斯特里特(约翰·C·赖利 John C Reilly 饰)与身为作家的潘妮洛普(朱迪·福斯特 Jodie Foster 饰)是伊森的父母,他们在家中迎来扎克利的父母——律师艾伦·考温(克里斯托弗·沃尔兹 Christoph Waltz 饰)以及投资经纪人南希(凯特·温斯莱特 KateWinslet 饰)——的拜访。他们就孩子的伤害事件协商、讨论、争执、冷嘲热讽、旁敲侧击,时而强作欢颜,时而面露不快,可是又不得不面对面度过这难熬与痛苦的一天…… 本片荣获2011年波士顿影评人奖最佳群戏奖、2011年威尼斯电影节小金狮奖。