This is an English-language contemporary adaptation of French writer Françoise Sagan’s classic novel Bonjour Tristesse.
　　The story follows Cécile (McInerny), a young woman spending the summer in a villa in the south of France with her widowed father Raymond (Bang) and his latest love interest, Elsa (Harzoune). Theirs is a lived-in compatibility—a world of ease and languor. But all that soon changes with the arrival of Anne (Sevigny), an old friend of Raymond and Cécile’s mother. Anne’s presence and deep connection to the past alters the villa’s mood. While her way of life appears mismatched with theirs, an attraction—years in the making—forms. Desperate to regain control, Cécile sets in motion a plan to drive Anne away with tragic consequences.

　　女孩住在英国肯特郡的闲置空屋里，同父异母的哥哥与友人成日寻仇滋事，热恋中的年轻父亲则忙着筹钱准备婚礼，十二岁的她已经懂得照顾自己。路边海鸥漫步、窗外乌鸦展翅、群鸟翱翔天际；这些手机记录下的渺小幸福，让她短暂逃离困厄现实。从没有人想理解她，直到有天，她遇见流浪的「鸟」，一个穿着长裙、有着奇怪名字、喜欢站在天台，总是面露微笑，善良而孤独的男子。英国导演安德莉亚阿诺德将视角转向家乡肯特郡的边缘族群。饱受粗暴对待与长期忽视，种种失能家庭的日常尽管已支离破碎，导演的镜头却不带批判，反而在绝境之中捕捉到丰沛的情感光芒，并于写实笔触间点缀魔幻元素。除有贝瑞柯根、法兰兹罗戈斯基星光加持，透过十二岁素人演员妮基雅亚当斯刚柔并济的细腻诠释，成功传递女孩无须言明的苦痛，尤其令人惊艳。

　　一名年轻重犯被送到监狱服刑，却在女惩教员内心投下巨型情绪炸弹。素来理想主义、对监犯仁慈的她，申请调到重犯监禁区，逐步亲近她的猎物，争取他的信任，致力安排他与母亲见面。是母性大发，要拯救这头狂野之狼，抑或被勾起了掩藏多年的暗黑过去，一发不可收拾？毕竟，监狱令人疯狂，不！疯狂与监狱，都只是规训张狂的病征，真相在扭曲力量下根本毫无位置。到头来伦理悬疑、恩怨情仇，可都是存在反思的药引？在呕吐之前，等待偿还的也许太多。