简介：9th Ward是美國紐奧良市極具傳奇色彩的街區，獨特的文化氛圍和親密的鄰里關係，孕育著一代代紐奧良文化的傳承者，有著音樂天賦的高中生Aurora便是其中一位。但她也和其他很多生活在以黑人為主的社區的孩子們一樣，承受著歷史和制度對黑人社區的不公所帶來的困擾甚至是威脅，而Katrina颶風更是讓9th Ward原本脆弱的社區生態雪上加霜。青梅竹馬的表哥曾和她一樣在學校名列前茅，但如今卻身負著惡性謀殺的重大嫌疑。面對媒體上滾動播放的與自己同齡的被害少女遺像、被害人父親含淚拋出的高額懸賞、為家用入不敷出爭吵的父母、對街頭氾濫槍支的憎惡、步入歧途卻珍視親情的表哥……即將高中畢業的Aurora將如何抉擇？

简介：When 10-year old Olivia's Mom goes on a business trip for the weekend, she leaves Olivia home alone with her 17-year-old brother Miles in charge. The first night, Olivia falls asleep on the couch, and wakes up, not realizing how late it is. She walks her dog Charlie without Miles knowing, and witnesses a young woman being kidnapped on the empty New York City streets. Olivia runs home and tells Miles, but he doesn't believe her. The next morning, she explains what happened to local cops, and they don't believe her either! Only a cynical female detective named Dottie (played by Academy Award winner Susan Sarandon) listens to Olivia, but she too is skeptical. Undaunted, Olivia bravely launches her own investigation, putting herself into perilous situations. Her can-do spirit ignites one extraordinary adventure after another. Can she outwit the bad guys and convince her brother and Dottie of the truth in time to save the day

简介：美国黑人特洛伊（丹泽尔·华盛顿 饰）曾是一名棒球希望新星，却因为一次意外的抢劫杀人案而入狱，当时美国职业棒球大联盟种族隔离政策还未完全废除，黑人登场机会很少，加上特洛伊出狱后年纪也大了，因此他的棒球生涯就此结束，沦为匹兹堡的一名环卫工。该片还讲述了特洛伊与妻子、儿子和朋友的复杂关系。