马克斯和里奥跟随母亲露西亚从家乡墨西哥移居到美国。她说他们会过上更好的生活，她还答应带他们去梦寐以求的迪斯尼乐园。现实的情况却是，孩子们每天被关在一个破旧狭小的房间里涂鸦，等待精疲力尽的妈妈下班归来。导演根据自身经历改编，描绘了一幅疏离而忧伤的童年画卷，以敏感而审慎的态度，勾勒出多元化社会及移民问题的痛点。

影片背景设定在20世纪60年代法国东边的阿尔萨斯小镇，比诺什饰演的女主角经营着一家将十几岁的女孩培养为完美主妇的学校。而她丈夫的突然离世，对她的事业产生了极大影响。

法国新导演安托万·胡斯巴克的新片，是他的社会阶段三部曲第一部，讲一位失业中年大叔，找不到工作一步步抑郁到想自杀的故事，丧到触底。剧本和整体的叙事节奏很出色，像剧作和主题层面上史蒂芬·布塞和达内兄弟的混合体。

In a complex tale of interweaving relationships, a Greek immigrant in London explores the meaning of what it is to love and heal. Poised follows the story of Aris, a gay Occupational Therapist who carries the weight of a previous relationship gone wrong. Yet, a chance encounter with Richard seems to allow him the chance to love again. As Aris' relationship with Richard deepens, so too does his friendship with Anna, a patient in his care who suffers from a rare neurological syndrome that leaves her paralysed. Anna recovers the use of her limbs, but finds that she has come to rely on Aris for much more than just his support. In fact, her discovery that her husband has been unfaithful during her illness triggers the realisation that her feelings for Aris are romantic. The ties that bind emotion and propriety begin to unravel, and the tangled net that is woven will hold a secret that will catch them all.

　　Alex is a shy accountant living in London. He is reluctant to step out of his comfort zone, but when he falls in love with an adorable French artist named Penelope, he pretends to be a talented artist himself; and now he needs to win a Modern Art contest to prove it.