故事发生在1968年的南非，严格残酷的种族隔离制度让在那里生活着的两千五百万黑人面临着悲惨的命运。为了维护种族的权利，一部分黑人们奋起反抗，但等待着他们的结局不是驱逐出境就是被关押在罗宾岛监狱之中。 詹姆斯（约瑟夫·费因斯 Joseph Fiennes 饰）就出生在这样恶劣的局势之中，幸运的是，他是一位不折不扣的白人。从小大人们就向詹姆斯灌输着“黑人低人一等”的荒谬概念，成年之后，已然完全被洗脑的詹姆斯成为了罗宾岛监狱的一名看守，而他所看管的囚犯正是南非的民主斗士曼德拉（丹尼斯·海斯伯特 Dennis Haysbert 饰）。随着时间的推移，对黑人们越来越了解的詹姆斯开始对自己的所作所为产生了质疑——难道白人就真的可以这样理所当然的囚禁和侮辱自己的同胞吗？
After the Great Earthquake in Northeastern Japan, Mitsuo is sent to a mental hospital from the strain of grief from working to clear out the debris of the disaster. When he is released 3 years later, he feels a moment of happiness as he is welcomed back by his brother Yuta, his wife Yoko, their first daughter Chie, and their second daughter Itsuki, who has a down syndrome.The next day, Chie wishes to go to the amusement park, and Mitsuo takes Chie and Itsuki there. But these happy moments don't last long, and the incident happens at the park. Chie dropped Itsuki on the concrete when Mitsuo took his eyes off of them. Yoko cannot accept Itsuki's death, madly questions Chie and Mitsuo. In this pressure, Chie lies that Uncle Mitsuo dropped Itsuki. As Yoko goes through a mental breakdown from the shock. Becoming full with regret day by day, Yoko accuses Yuta and questions if he felt relieved that Itsuki died. Hearing this fight between her parents, Chie's heart was also slowly being ...
