诡异的金融迷局,令俄罗斯联邦安全局(FSB)盯上了逡巡在摩纳哥的俄罗斯商人伊万·罗斯托夫斯基(蒂姆·罗斯 Tim Roth 饰)。在此之后,FSB探员莫瑞斯(让·杜雅尔丹 Jean Dujardin 饰)及其团队来到此地,他授意成员与在投资、贸易等领域见长的美国女人爱丽丝·雷德蒙德(西西·迪·法兰丝 Cécile De France 饰)取得联系,希望借助爱丽丝之手进入罗斯托夫斯基的圈子,以取得他洗钱等金融罪行的证据。觥筹交错,灯影缭乱,莫瑞斯远距离注视着爱丽丝和俄国人的交谈,心中却慢慢升起别样情感。
与此同时,莫瑞斯以俄国投资人的身份接近爱丽丝,二人相谈甚欢,相见恨晚。任务和情感的界限模糊,凶相则慢慢浮现……
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe is an upcoming movie based of the coming-of-age young adult novel by American author Benjamin Alire Sáenz. Set in El Paso, Texas in 1987, the novel follows two Mexican-American teenagers, Aristotle "Ari" Mendoza and Dante Quintana, their friendship, and their struggles with racial and ethnic identity, sexuality, and family relationships.