1860年,第二次鸦片战争以天津沦陷、圆明园被焚而告终。清政府被迫开放天津为通商口岸。在随后的几年中,来自西方的商人、冒险家、传教士蜂拥而至。他们按照各自国家的房屋样式盖起了一栋栋风格迥异的西式建筑,而在最早出现的一批建筑中有一座英式客栈。1886年,这家客栈经过扩建,被改造成了一座极尽奢华的大饭店。而它的房屋则因为风格独特、角楼高耸,被视为昔日天津的地标性建筑。这家饭店的名字叫利顺德。。Alex Freed is a literature professor. He has the gambling vice. When he has lost all his money, he borrows from his girlfriend, then his mother and finally some bad guys that chase his. Despite of all this he cannot stop gambling.。A woman finds herself isolated in her remote home with her brother who is seeking forgiveness for the darkest moment in their family history.。