A nine part series depicting the varying fortunes of four friends - Nicky, Geordie, Mary and Tosker - from the optimistic times of 1964 to the uncertainties of 1995. Taking nine pivotal years (1964, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1987, 1995) the personal lives of the characters become intertwined with the political struggles of their home town of Newcastle, and the capital...。二战末期,一个17岁的小男孩在乡间游荡,他先被苏维埃军队捉获,然后释放,之后又因为穿上一件御寒的德国军装而再次被苏联部队逮捕,被监禁在一个偏僻的兵营,在那里他跟一名年轻的苏联士兵建立起一段不可能的友谊关系。影片展示出导演一贯的主题:心理因素、随意的暴力和独裁政权。。