孟妮、关海和秦冰同为海天戏剧学院毕业,在大学四年同窗中,他们都憧憬有一个美好的未来。孟妮的男友刘亦名也是学戏剧专业的,他的好友张之恒四年来一直替他照顾孟妮。提前两年毕业的刘亦名深知北漂的艰辛,当孟妮提出毕业后去北京与他一起打拼时,他退缩了,他决定跟女友在家乡创业发展,待羽翼丰满后再杀回北京。但现实与理想总是遥遥无期,他们的年轻气盛、好高骛远终使创业失败。不得已刘亦名捡回老本行,靠拍戏赚钱救急,但女友却投向了昔日好友张之恒怀抱,另他瞠目结舌。感情的纠葛令往日的朋友一下变成路人,痛定思痛,刘亦名又茫然地回到了北京......。A man goes against the laws of God and man to help a friend, with unfortunate consequences, in this stylish drama from Turkish filmmaker Dervis Zaim. The story begins with a brief prologue set in the 13th Century, in which a calligrapher is completing a copy of the Koran and his assistant is sent out for ink so he can complete the project before an invading Mongol army attacks....。