Once upon a time there lived a Tsar named Yeremey who went on a year-long journey to take inventory of all he owned. One day he is kidnapped by the underwater Tsar Chudo-Yudo. When a ransom is demanded, the Tsar's family is faced with all kinds of intrigue and treachery. Full of remarkable adventures, magical changes and other fun, "Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair" is a wonderful fairy-tale movie.

In India, Smita is an untouchable. She dreams of giving her young daughter an education and will go to any length to make that happen, including leaving behind all she knows in search of a better future. 　　In Sicily, Giulia works in her father’s wig workshop, the last of its kind in Palermo. When her father is the victim of a serious accident, she discovers that her family’s livelihood is at stake. 　　In Canada, Sarah is a twice-divorced mother of three children and a successful lawyer whose identity is wrapped up in her work. Just as she expects the promotion she’s been working her entire career for, she learns she has breast cancer. 　　The Braid is a vibrant and singular reminder of what connects us all – across borders, across languages, across cultures.

In India, Smita is an untouchable. She dreams of giving her young daughter an education and will go to any length to make that happen, including leaving behind all she knows in search of a better future. 　　In Sicily, Giulia works in her father’s wig workshop, the last of its kind in Palermo. When her father is the victim of a serious accident, she discovers that her family’s livelihood is at stake. 　　In Canada, Sarah is a twice-divorced mother of three children and a successful lawyer whose identity is wrapped up in her work. Just as she expects the promotion she’s been working her entire career for, she learns she has breast cancer. 　　The Braid is a vibrant and singular reminder of what connects us all – across borders, across languages, across cultures.

八国联军侵华，慈禧携带奇珍宝物移驾热河，惜沿途遇劫，有山匪藏宝于火焰山，数十年来无人知宝物下落。民初有山民沙老爹，偶入匪洞，掘宝而献之于县政府，不料被巨盗王四屠及刘一彪得悉，杀害专员，并伪装官员而晤沙老爹，王、刘欲一举而获之。沙老爹有女，美健刁蛮，浑称虎辫子，自老爹率众入山，乃独守酒店当炉伺客。某日，有结拜兄弟联袂来店，虎辫子发现其中有使烟佩刀者，此全是沙老爹之物，诧异而询问众人，众人秘而不吐...

菲利普三十岁，发现自己已经开始脱发。这位晚熟的音乐家，觉得脱发是一件非同小可的灾难。皮肤科医生告诉他，惟有他的父亲能告诉他，还剩下多长时间会秃顶：似乎每个家庭的男人，秃顶的年龄都一样。菲利普于是回到故乡，想知道父亲彻底秃顶的年龄——也就是他自己的。

一个九岁男孩痴迷于将头发拉直,从而引起了他辛苦打工的恐同症母亲对他的取向的怀疑。

Sang-hui从乡村来到了汉城谋求发展。为了生存她义无反顾地当上了夜总会的舞女。之后她在一家夜总会邂逅了同是舞女并比她有着更不幸经历的Yu-na。Yu-na长期受着其父亲的虐待。Sang-hui和Yu-na 成为了生死与共的好友。这时出现了一个年轻的男人，他与Yu-na真是天生的一对。但是在他的心中迟迟不能忘却自己以前的恋人。为了得到幸福，Sang-hui和Yu-na决定一路追杀并最后铲除情敌。

Sang-hui从乡村来到了汉城谋求发展。为了生存她义无反顾地当上了夜总会的舞女。之后她在一家夜总会邂逅了同是舞女并比她有着更不幸经历的Yu-na。Yu-na长期受着其父亲的虐待。Sang-hui和Yu-na 成为了生死与共的好友。这时出现了一个年轻的男人，他与Yu-na真是天生的一对。但是在他的心中迟迟不能忘却自己以前的恋人。为了得到幸福，Sang-hui和Yu-na决定一路追杀并最后铲除情敌。

天真可爱的卷毛头伊丽莎白·布莱尔（秀兰·邓波儿 Shirley Temple饰）是孤儿院里的开心果，只有院长觉得她是个捣蛋鬼，对她非常厌恶和讨厌。伊丽莎白的姐…

故事发生在北京，叶彤（孔琳 饰）回到了阔别已久的故乡，在这里，有她全部的童年回忆。再度相逢，曾经的玩伴们已经长大，卫东（张嘉译 饰）、卫萍（丁嘉丽 饰）、雷兵（扈强 饰），每个人的身上都留下了时间的痕迹。在学校里，叶彤结识了摇滚乐队主唱彭威（耿乐 饰），彭威的自由不羁吸引了叶彤，两人的关系越走越近。 　　彭威和卫东是旧相识，两人之间有过一些过节，其中的龃龉并没能随着时间的流逝而渐渐淡化，如今沦为罪犯的雷兵又和当警察的卫东结下了梁子。卫萍告诉叶彤自己怀孕了，希望叶彤能够帮她做流产手术，雷兵和卫东之间的矛盾升级成为了暴力冲突，卫东受伤住院，雷兵失足身亡。悲伤和痛苦之中，叶彤明白，曾经的单纯时光一去再也不会复返。