黑人查理感到手足无措。在他遥远的王国里,白人法律的干涉令他感到生活变得更加困难了。于是查理下定决定,要按照古老的方式生活,但是他这样的做法给他和周围的人带来了一系列意想不到的后果。
影片改编自荷兰创畅销小说,讲述了癌症患者苏菲·史戴普勇敢面对病魔,用九顶假发体验九种不同的精彩人生的故事。苏菲(Sophie van der Stap)1983年出生于阿姆斯特丹,因热爱旅行,决定攻读国际政治学系。于2005年初,被诊断出罹患罕见的癌症──横纹肌肉瘤──她的肺部充满大大小小的肿瘤。除了化疗,还得接受放射治疗。为了记录这段岁月,苏菲开始在部落格上分享自己的抗癌点滴。
For years, Martin has been working on his great play about cloud castles, flying pirates and a feisty princess. His secret role model for the leading character is his good friend Isabel, a cheeky young woman who is waging war on genetically modified seeds around the world. And she is leaving tomorrow to go to the middle of Africa for the next three years. Low and behold, Martin confesses his love to her at the departure desk. A confession which would have meant the world to Isabel some time ago, but now comes too late to change things. But then the flight is delayed for several hours. Isabel takes off into the city to talk to Martin, but he has disappeared...