故事讲述美国电视明星多诺万(基特·哈灵顿饰)偶然与一位远在英国的年轻人结为笔友。随着二人关系被媒体曝光，多诺万的生活也发生了翻天覆地的变化。
World War II is around the corner, but the only thing Sally Bauer can think of is the ocean. Her dream is to swim across the English Channel. Her father has tried to exorcise her obsession with swimming since she was a toddler, without success. An unwanted pregnancy forces her to abandon her dream – and herself. The child’s father does not want to be involved, so as a woman in the ‘30s in Sweden, Sally has no choice but to do what is expected of her: to be a mother. There is no place left for her dreams and Sally is pulled into bottomless darkness, until her sister Carla saves her. With renewed purpose, together the sisters begin to dismantle the conventions they are constantly facing. In late August 1939, Sally stands on the shore at Dover and takes her first step into the English Channel. She swims across the open and icy sea for 15 hours, waving to the Navy who are readying for war. A couple of days after Sally swims ashore at Calais, Poland is invaded.
故事发生在文革前夕的1965年。妇女队长春苗（李秀明 饰）看不惯医疗卫生大权把持在有资产阶级思想意识的人手中，她主动请缨到公社卫生院学习，以期学成回村为贫下中农服务。她不顾院长杜文杰（白穆 饰）和医生钱济仁（冯奇 饰）的刁难排挤，在方明（达式常 饰）的帮助下，她刻苦钻研专业知识，但杜与钱的所做所为还是让她愤然离开了医院。春苗回村后，在党支部的支持下，她在村里的卫生室做了一名赤脚医生。1966年，文革开始后，杜文杰出于不可告人的目的，在公社办起赤脚医生培训班，春苗和其它村的赤脚医生揭穿了杜文杰的阴谋，杜脑羞成怒，暗中下毒谋害水昌伯（高宝成 饰），并嫁祸春苗，春苗识破了杜的诡计......
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