52岁的凯撒（雷克斯•哈里森 Rex Harrison 饰）以罗马执行官的身份驾临埃及，为了解决王室姐弟争位的事端。皇姐克里奥佩特拉（伊丽莎白•泰勒 Elizabeth Taylor 饰）美艳绝伦，凭借自身的魅力和政治手腕，迅速让凯撒拜倒在她的石榴裙下，不但获得了对埃及的统治权，而且还以美貌征服了罗马。 克氏与凯撒完婚后，为其产下一子，深得凯撒喜欢，被立为继承人。但此事引起了凯撒手下大将安东尼（理查德•伯顿 Richard Burton 饰）与屋大维（罗迪•麦克道尔 Roddy McDowall 饰）的不满。在凯撒遇刺驾崩之后，安东尼接掌了罗马的统治权，但他同样无法抵挡克氏的绝世美貌。当安东尼彻底沉溺于暴风雨般爱情的时候，身在罗马的屋大维已经吹响了夺权的号角……
乌克兰基辅国家歌剧院，一伙蒙面歹徒突然闯入演出大厅，挟持在场数百名音乐家和观众。未过多久，乌克兰特警部队迅速赶到，并按照既定战术突入进去。与此同时，几名神秘之人换上特警部队肩章，趁乱潜入歌剧院，救出被困的美国大使。神秘人之一的男主“无名”（约翰·大卫·华盛顿 John David Washington 饰）虽然一度顺利完成任务，却身不由己置身死地。当他再度醒来，则被告知失去原有身份，此后将加入一个名为“信条”的秘密组织，去执行一项阻止世界毁灭的重大任务。早在歌剧院时，他便见识了一次逆转子弹的奇怪现象。而如今着手的任务，似乎正与逆转的子弹乃至逆转的时间息息相关。
注定发生的必然会发生，所种何因，便结何果……
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.
