On February 14, neighbors get stuck in the elevator. They are completely different people and don't know each other, but isn't this a reason to get to know each other?

　　橘真一が送られてきた網走刑務所には、青鬼と呼ばれる冷酷無比の刑務所長がいた。青鬼の仕業で独居房に入れられた真一は、隣の独居房にいる瀕死の日系露人と知り合う。男は自分が死んだら代わりに棺桶に入って脱獄するよう言い残すが…。

小丽和丈夫过着安稳的生活，老公赌博导致家庭破裂，小丽离婚后要找条件优渥的男性再婚，认为找到一个经济稳定的男性就能幸福，母亲也一再灌输依靠男人的思想，经历多次挫败后重新发现自我，开始独立面对生活困境，积极乐观的生活。

　　Based on the novel by L. P. Hartley, The Hireling is a dissection of antiquated but hardly dormant British class distinctions. Chauffeur Robert Shaw is in the employ of aristocratic widow Sarah Miles. When she suffers a nervous breakdown, Shaw helps her through her recovery. They grow to love each other during the convalescence; but when she is cured, Ms. Miles refuses to regard Shaw as an equal, and the original status quo is reinstated. The Hireling provides an interesting contrast to the similarly structured American film of 1991, Driving Miss Daisy.

　　在一间简朴却闪烁着暖人光芒的房间内，一代著名地质学家李四光（孙道临 饰）正伏案工作。他白发苍苍，精神矍铄，专注之余难掩风霜的疲惫。在他的身旁，相濡以沫的妻子许淑彬（俞萍 饰）劝解着他，不要过于劳累。李四光望着妻子，若有所悟，他将妻子带到钢琴前，伴随着激昂的琴声，李四光的思绪回到了年轻时代。1918年，李四光在英国取得硕士学位，他放弃其他国家优渥的待遇，毅然回到正经历苦难的祖国。他在北大担任教授，野外考察期间发现了第四纪冰川化石，然而却受到海内外的质疑，甚至与妻子的感情也出现了裂痕。
　　饱经战火的中华大地终于迎来曙光，在周总理（王铁成 饰）的亲切关怀和安排下，李四光朝着伟大的理想继续迈进……