Judge William Billy Priest lives in a very patriotic (Confederate) southern town. Priest plays a laid-back, widowed judge who helps uphold the law in his toughest court case yet. In the meantime, he plays matchmaker for his young nephew.。

本片由克里(lǐ )欧·巴纳德自编自导，影片改编自罗斯(🏴)·特(tè )瑞美2010年的小说，故事围绕一对力图摆脱(tuō )过往家庭伤痛的兄妹展开。

这一举动触(chù )动了约瑟(🎩)夫对已故妻子的回忆，他答应帮汉娜回家收拾行李。

一悲一喜两戏同台排(pái )练，摩擦和尴尬自是难免(🛺)，却也意外成(chéng )就了舞台奇观，这戏里出错或可有可无(wú )的幕布、道具，一场戏排练完毕留在台上的(🔅)(de )残迹，竟成那戏天...。

极度抑郁和愤慨之(zhī )下，他走上了一条不归路……　　本片(piàn )根据卢刚事件改编(🥝)，并荣获2007年圣丹斯电影节(jiē )阿尔弗莱德•斯隆奖和2007年亚美电影节最(zuì )佳故事影片奖。

脾气暴躁的约(🆚)瑟夫（彼(bǐ )得·穆兰 Peter Mullan 饰）有一个破碎的家庭，他的(de )生活自暴自弃混乱不堪。

脾气异常火爆的东(dōng )北(🥏)一家，在本地有着深厚的江湖背景。

和大部分家庭一样，杰瑞特一家人过着(zhe )稳定而又平静的生活，卡尔(👡)文（唐纳德·萨(sà )瑟兰 Donald Sutherland）不仅是一个工作上矜矜业业的正(zhèng )直律师，同时也将父亲和丈夫的角色(🧥)扮(bàn )演得十分出色，和妻子贝丝（玛丽·泰勒·摩尔 Mary Tyler Moore 饰）结婚二十余载，两人的感情分(fèn )外稳定。

In 1960 Germany, Army lawyer Major Steve Garrett is assigned to defend four American soldiers charged with raping 16 year-old Karin Steinhof. She was swimming in a nearby river when the four of them came across her and they were soon arrested thereafter. Maj. Garrett is anything but impressed with his clients but his job is to give them the best defense possible. He tries to obtain a plea bargain but Karin's father flatly refuses and the prosecutor, Colonel Jerome Pakenham, is seeking the death penalty. In order for the death penalty to be applied, the defense attorney must have the opportunity to thoroughly examine the victim under oath. He sympathizes with Karin and does his best to convince Karin father to keep her from testifying. When he refuses, Garrett is left will little choice but to attack her on the stand. Written by garykmcd。

不(🏃)过，此后，爱德华逐渐疏(shū )远贝拉，并提出了分手。