1909年，一个德国探险家在亚马逊丛林中罹患怪病，求助于族人几乎被屠戮殆尽的巫医，他们沿河蜿蜒而上，试图寻找失散的族人和能治病的神秘植物；1941年，一位美国探险家也踏上雨林土地，偕一位当地老者回溯足迹，雨林中沉睡的记忆逐渐被唤醒，过往留下的疯狂与灾难亦如热带植物般滋长，蔓生成更扭曲的疮疤......根据人物原型在亚马逊流域探险日记而写成的《蛇之拥抱》，是年轻哥伦比亚导演希罗·盖拉写给南美大陆的黑白影像诗，获得戛纳电影节导演双周单元大奖，更代表哥伦比亚角逐奥斯卡最佳外语片。

1920s. Vietnam under colonial French ruling. Anti-French rebellions emerge all over the country to disrupt the foreign occupiers. In respond, the colonialist employed units of Vietnamese agents to track and destroy these rebels. The film follows the journey of LE VAN CUONG, a French cultured undercover elite. Although branded with a perfect track record, Cuong's inner conscience is troubled by the sea of Vietnamese blood he had spilled to uphold a French washed ideal. Following an assassination of a high ranking French, Cuong is assigned to seek and kill the notorious leader of the resistance. Cuong encounters VO THANH THUY, a relentless revolutionary fighter and the daughter of the rebel leader. Cuong's superior intends for him to use Thuy as a mean to get to her father but Cuong soon has feelings for her. Thuy's patriotism ignites conflicts between Cuong's consciousness and his cultured faith. Will Cuong discover his inner-self and find love or will he continue his mission? The journey unfolds...

马克斯（Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge 饰）在多年前入狱服刑，失去了心爱的妻子，唯一的小儿子因责怪他让母亲死去，总是不肯去探望他。某天他辗转得知17岁的儿子迪奥被犯罪集团招募。为了不让儿子误入歧途，马克斯决定越狱去寻找儿子，却发现迪奥受到蛇蝎美人黛芙妮（玛德雷尼·佩罗昆 饰）的控制，打算借助迪奥优异的电脑技能，准备犯下一场胆大包天的窃案。马克斯无法说服迪奥离开，只好加入组织以保护儿子的生命安全。片中惊险刺激的飙车急速场面、箭拔弩张的动作枪战、和父子间从误解到携手合作的动人情节，绝无冷场，保证激发你的肾上腺素！

都勒（塞缪尔•杰克逊 Samuel L. Jackson 饰）是一个失意的黑人商贩，为了能获得孩子的抚养权，他费力地争取到了房屋贷款。在酗酒者分享会上，滴酒不沾的他难掩心中的欢喜，言辞激动。凯文（本•阿弗莱克 Ben Affleck 饰）是一家艺术品基金会的白人律师，他曾经帮助某富豪做过慈善捐助工作。但当老人死后，他却在上司的授意下，接连清洗了基金会的老成员，此举被老人的继承人视为背叛，一纸诉状将其告上法庭。 正在此时，一场车祸让都勒和凯文相遇。因为拿错了对方的文件，两人的命运发生了改变。因为错过了约会的时间，都勒的孩子被判由妻子抚养，从此父子难得见面。而凯文也在法庭上被逼上了绝路，陷入了信任危机。这时，两人才发现彼此的对抗只会让事情更糟，但是化敌为友的路途却荆棘丛生……

A family gathering at the usual Hacienda brings astonishing events around the grandmother's birthday.