故事发生在1936年的英国伦敦，里奇（保罗·贝坦尼 Paul Bettany 饰）是一位拥有着大好前途的银行实业家。然而，事业上的成功却并不能弥补里奇婚姻中的缺憾，他和妻子玛德琳（奥莉维亚·威廉姆斯 Olivia Williams 饰）之间的关系早已经名存实亡。　　玛德琳的妹妹蒂娜（海伦娜·伯翰·卡特 Helena Bonham Carter 饰）要来家中小住，蒂娜是一名艺术家，她那无拘无束的举止和古灵精怪的性格很快就吸引了里奇的注意，随着时间的推移，两人终于决定坦诚相待，越过了伦理和道德的界限。之后，蒂娜怀上了里奇的孩子，遗憾的是，孩子并没有能够平安的诞生，与此同时，里奇亦意识到，对于眼前所发生的一切，一直保持沉默的玛德琳并非一无所知。

伊莎贝尔·于佩尔饰演了三个完全不同的女人：法国女导演、婚外恋中的阔太太、被韩国女人抢走丈夫的弃妇。她们性格迥异，在故事里却一样来到异乡，来到一个叫茅项的偏僻海滩，住在清新的海边民宿的同一间“天号房”里，被同一个女孩带路，遇到同一个有好看帐篷的愣愣救生员，甚至借来的那把浅蓝色雨伞都是同样的。而故事通过细节的迥异也有了不一样的发展，她们想寻找却一直没有出现的灯塔也不知是否是同一座。 电影入围第65届戛纳电影节竞逐金棕榈奖。法国演员兼歌手简·伯金（Jane Birkin）在韩国公演期间受邀客串出演了本片。

As the seasoned infantry and tank units of the German 11th Panzer "Ghost" division move silently into position on the snow covered hills around Nennig Germany ,a battle weary GI and his unit stand ready to defend the small town, a key position in the Allied advance to win the war. Outgunned and outnumbered, S/ Sgt Don Smith struggles to find hope and courage against overwhelming odds in one of the decisive confrontations in the "Battle of the Bulge" during WWII. His squad of GI's of the 94th Infantry Division lay dug in on the ridge-line outside of town. No one in high mand believed that German forces would attack in the sub zero temperatures and near blizzard conditions. As the pre-dawn attack es, with munications down Sgt. Smith is left with no choice but to make his way through enemy fire, unarmed and wounded, into town and warn of the ing attack. based on actual accounts "Everyman's War" explores the heroic events of this decorated veterans courage and the struggle between duty and desire. Between the prospect of the life and love, Dorine that waits at home and the harsh realities of war which marks the pivotal epoch in his life as he discovers that the loss of hope can be worse than the loss of life. One man's courage... One man's hope...Everyman's War.</p>