Scared of life and lacking the courage to be himself, Ludovico lives hidden away in his grandmother's old apartment. One night, the wickedness of the world goes to visit him in the form of Jack, a boy who is Ludovico's age but has the opposite character: hard, determined, perhaps criminal. The forced cohabitation of two human beings who couldn't seem more different from one another turns into an initiation rite to adulthood, the discovery of their true and respective personalities. And when the harsh reality that is mercilessly stalking them appears to present the bill, they will have to face it, bolstered by a new awareness and unhoped-for courage.

这是失败者的故事，他们过着自己想要改变的生活。琼斯从伦敦移民到毕尔巴鄂寻找孤独，想要忘记真实的自己。阿根廷的安娜带着丈夫逃离，希望在没有熟悉噪音的和平氛围中重塑形象。

边境的生活非常艰苦。土地多石且干燥，农民耕种沙地，非法贩运似乎是唯一的谋生方式。在靠近叙利亚边境的乌尔法附近的一个村庄德利维兰，希迪尔的首领因参与走私而被枪杀。希迪尔试图远离非法活动，但环境却将他推向相反的方向，直到他同意带着一群羊穿越边境。在贫困和地雷中，希迪尔努力维持他的梦想和年幼的儿子。虽然主要故事是关于走私和父亲希迪尔（伊尔马兹·古尼饰）为了给年幼的儿子优素福（希克梅特·奥尔贡饰）一个未来而奋斗的故事，但它同样讲述了推动希迪尔和他的同伴的力量村民们走私，讲述了贫困和疏远的一群人的困境，他们以他们所知道的唯一方式（从父亲到儿子）挣扎着生存。Faith Akin 指出，“ Hudutlar?n Kanunu强调了教育的重要性，教育是第三世界国家社会经济进步的关键因素。” [1]这是电影的主要信息，有机会接受教育和谋生与努力工作一样重要，如果没有机会，人们就会停滞不前，即使是伟大的人。希迪尔是这种停滞的象征，而他的儿子则展现了未来的希望，这是摆脱循环的出路。它还显示了富人和穷人之间的巨大鸿沟，旧的生活方式为生存而奋斗，而新的生活方式来得太晚，除了孩子之外无法拯救任何人。这部电影展示了这个制度的暴力和腐败者的操纵，也展示了富人滥用权威来伤害穷人的善意。影片反复展示了人们无法摆脱社会结构和经济的束缚，几乎恳求观众思考村民的困境，给他们一个机会，让他们成长为人。然而最终现实崩溃了，责任、生存和情感占据了高贵，人们回归到他们所知道的，无论是老师、指挥官、走私犯还是奸商。其他主题如马，游牧文化与汽车久坐文化的探讨程度较低，但非常深思熟虑，有助于象征社会的分歧。

巴德鲁本希望喜怒无常的丈夫戒酒后会洗心革面。但丈夫的暴躁令人忍无可忍，于是她和母亲大胆而又笨拙地展开报复。

The film is set in southern Georgia, which until the end of XIX century was dominated by the Ottoman Empire. The tragic time to be born people of high strength of spirit, such as Antimoz Iverieli - the philosopher-educator. Having experienced in childhood cruelty and injustice, it becomes the path of serving others. Having been removed by the Turks in Romania, a hero at any cost wants to return home. However hard and long this way. Sentenced to death, Antimoz remains in the memory of his countrymen champion of justice.