雍正年間，湖南秀才曾靜因不滿清廷統(tǒng)治，上書陜西總督岳鐘祺策動反清。事后，雍正就此事大做文章，對案犯嚴加審訊，廣肆株連，由此引出浙江文士呂留良文字獄案。曾靜等人鎯鐺入獄，后被滿門抄斬，呂留良一家也未能幸免。事發(fā)當晚呂留良之孫女呂四娘被少林高僧甘鳳池于刀劍下救走，甘遂收四娘為徒，授之以飛檐走壁及刀劍武藝。學成后四娘北上京城，與幾位義士一起設計潛入乾清宮，擊敗黑白無常、大內(nèi)太監(jiān)總管和兩頭會武功的巨型黑猩猩，刺殺雍正報仇。

Martin, a nu-jazz trumpet player with a unique style, is fighting against convention and mediocrity. He will not accept any compromise, neither in his music, nor in love. When he gets the feeling that Kristina, the love of his life, only loves him for his musical talents, he is deeply hurt.Disappointed, he bids farewell to both her and his previous life. On the edge of society,...

1948年，洛杉磯的經(jīng)濟突趨繁榮，滿懷希望的軍人伊斯退役后到洛杉磯尋找工作，滿懷信心的他，以為像他這樣出色的黑人在洛杉磯不難找到合適的位置，怎料好不容易才找到一份在機場內(nèi)當技工的工作，但不久又被老板解雇，更被房東催收欠租。就在絕望邊緣之際，他受聘于神秘男子狄維去找尋一個失蹤女子黛芬，而伊斯也因此而墮進狄維的圈套，他也不知不覺間被牽涉到恐嚇、謀殺、政治的糾纏之中。