In the town of Thiers, summer of 1976, teachers and parents give their children skills, love, and attention. A teacher has his first child, a single mother hopes to meet Mr. Right, another mom reaches out to Patrick, a motherless lad who is just discovering the opposite sex. Patrick befriends Julien, a new student who lives in poverty with his mother and has a terrible secret. Bruno shows his friends how to chat up girls. Sylvie stages a witty protest against her parents. Brothers give a friend a haircut. A toddler falls from a window and is unhurt. Everybody goes to the cinema. At camp, Martine catches Patrick's eye. A teacher explains: "Life is hard, but it's wonderful.。中国第一部描写坦克抗战的故事。 故事发生在1937年淞沪会战至1938年台儿庄战役期间,讲述了幸存的国民党敢死队队长、立志成为战地记者的纨绔子弟、鬼灵精怪的江湖女骗子、有着机械天赋的共产党员、誓死追随坦克的未成年跟班、一心想要回老家娶媳妇的大龄庄稼汉等几个身份地位性格迥异的人,与一台日军废旧坦克为伴,从上海出发,至山东回家,穿越大半个中国,一路上冒着炮火前进的故事。最终,他们摒弃了对阶层对出身的偏见、厘清了个人与外界的纷扰恩怨、放下了对不正确思想的执着,使得整个团队获得了更为鲜活的生命力,亦成为一支令敌人闻风丧胆的队伍。前进号迎着敌人的炮火,以它独有的方式,勇敢又不失智慧,一路阔步向前。。