Katherine of Alexandria, brought up as a nomad and living in the desert, was aged just 11 when Emperor Maxentius saw her whilst out on patrol. Consumed by her beauty, impudence and uncanny talent for languages, he abducted the child, killing her family. The slaughter was witnessed by her young friend, Constantine, who would later become Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. He never lost hope of finding Katherine. As a young woman, Katherine refused to submit to Maxentius' offers of marriage and she continually denounced his brutal enforcement of pagan religion upon the masses. Still obsessed with her beauty, Maxentius brought Katherine before 50 of Rome's finest scholars in an open court in Alexandria, where she eloquently demolished their arguments. When Constantine learned of Katherine's whereabouts and imprisonment at the hands of Maxentius, he led his army from York in a desperate bid to save her.。脾气暴躁的约瑟夫(彼得·穆兰 Peter Mullan 饰)有一个破碎的家庭,他的生活自暴自弃混乱不堪。到处惹事的他无意间闯入了一间服装店,结识了店主汉娜(奥莉薇娅·柯尔曼 Olivia Colman 饰)。汉娜是一名虔诚的天主教徒,住在高档小区,有一个完美无瑕的丈夫,但是无法生育的事实让她一直都耿耿于怀。约瑟夫在汉娜的身上感受到了同自己相似的气息,果不其然,汉娜的生活并不如表面上那样平静,看似完美的丈夫在背地里却是一个可怕的施虐狂,动则就对妻子拳脚相加。某日,经历过又一番非人折磨的汉娜鼻青脸肿的找到约瑟夫,她告诉他自己已经决定离开丈夫,希望约瑟夫能够收留无亲无故的她。这一举动触动了约瑟夫对已故妻子的回忆,他答应帮汉娜回家收拾行李。约瑟夫拿着汉娜的钥匙进入了汉娜家,但出现在眼前的情景却让他大吃一惊。
无因的暴力,就像暴龙般在这个街区的上空徘徊不去。。