Isabelle Caillat

　　Brilliant playwright, Lisa, no longer writes. She lives in Switzerland with her family but her heart has stayed in Berlin, beating to the rhythm of her brother's heart. The ties between the twins have grown stronger since Sven was diagnosed with an aggressive type of leukemia. He's a famous theater actor and Lisa refuses to accept his fate, moving heaven and earth to get him back on stage. She gives her all for her soul mate, neglecting everything else, even risking her marriage. Her relationship with her husband starts to fall apart, but Lisa only has eyes for her brother, her mirror, who connects her back with her deepest aspirations and rekindles her desire to create, to feel alive...

　　莉拉（莎拉·弗里斯蒂 Sara Forestier 饰）是一个有着轻微口吃的女孩，这种生理缺陷给她的心灵带来了巨大的伤害，班上总是有不懂事的孩子喜欢模仿莉拉说话并且嘲笑她，因此渐渐地，莉拉缄口不言，越来越沉默。然而，莉拉拥有一颗聪慧的头脑，勤恳踏实的她总是能够在班上名列前茅。　　一次偶然中，莉拉结识了名为阿莫（何杜安·阿迦南 Redouanne Harjane 饰）的男孩，阿莫是一名赛车手，靠着非法比赛来赚钱。和莉拉的寡言不同，阿莫非常喜欢说话，总是叽叽喳喳讲个不停，两个性格大相径庭的年轻人之间，碰撞出了爱情的火花。老师在莉拉的身上发现了杰出的写诗天赋，在老师的鼓励下，莉拉开始将自己不成句的短语创作成为诗句，发表在网络上，哪知道一炮而红，追随者众多。可她和阿莫之间的感情，却因此而越来越淡漠。

　　故事发生在七十年代末期的日内瓦，来自比利时的艾迪（贝诺特·波尔沃尔德 Benoît Poelvoorde 饰）因为行骗锒铛入狱，当他好不容易熬完了他的刑期时，已经年逾四十了。出狱后没多久，艾迪就遇到了他从前的朋友，朋友收留了无家可归的艾迪，但作为交换条件，艾迪必须担负起照顾他年仅7岁的小女儿萨米拉（Séli Gmach 饰）的责任，因为萨米拉的母亲目前正在生病住院之中。　　圣诞节将至，四处都洋溢着浓烈的节日气氛，艾迪再也无法忍受贫穷而又无望的生活了，他决定重操旧业给自己小赚一笔。电视里传出了影视明星查理卓别林去世的新闻，机敏的艾迪从中发现了商机。