影片讲述了县剧团的小名角彩云到上海寻找“明星梦”的故事。彩云在上海投靠了从小青梅竹马的朋友——担任摄影助理的阿伟之后，突然明白大上海是如此千变万化的世界，阿伟也只能住在即将拆迁的房子里。梦想变得遥不可及，但是阿伟却在理想主义潘导演的影响下，拍摄着老电影人赵丹和黄宗英的纪录片。赵丹和黄宗英对于电影的热爱，以及俩人在拍电影时产生的爱情，这些都对应着彩云与阿伟之间的生活和爱情。
Yaşar, a young man, has a hard time after his father's death. His inheritance from his father causes Yaşar to have problems with his stepmother. Meanwhile, Yaşar learns that her sister-in-law, Canan, who is living in the same house, is in love with her. While Yaşar is dealing with the inheritance issue and his sister-in-law, he realizes that there are some strange events at home. Yasar's mentally disordered daughter Efsun's dark past is unearthed, making things even more complicated. The pain of the family, who had to face the dark past of Efsun, is just the beginning for them.
影片讲述了居住在索非亚郊区的普通一家三口的故事。托多尔是一个天体物理学家，同时也是一位单身父亲。他对土星环的观测研究深深着迷，因此疏忽了对两个孩子的关怀。大女儿米拉有着不同寻常的钢琴天赋，但她对自己的不自信感到焦虑。调皮的小儿子尼基总试图用恶作剧和荒唐的把戏来分散米拉的注意力，这让米拉备受干扰。米拉即将前往德国参加一场重要的钢琴试演会，这个夏天是她临行前一家人共度的最后时光。点点滴滴中，父亲和儿女们努力寻找着家庭的含义。
清朝光绪年阿，八国联军入侵中国，打到国都北京。当时执政的慈禧太后。丧权辱国，签订了城下之盟。 八国联军得寸进尺，提出无理要求。一名英军将领突发羊角风死亡，可英方硬说是阵地上殉职，要求清政府严惩凶手，为死去的将领建立英烈牌坊，还要皇上亲自祭奠英国将领。慈禧既屈服于英方的蛮横，不敢得罪英方，又要保大清朝的“尊严”，情急之下，她想出了一个权宜之计，欲找一位相貌酷似皇帝的人代为参加祭奠仪式。于是清廷上……
