Two radically opposed women quickly divide an Indigenous community into two sides who must then come face to face to determine the best path to independence.

故事发生在八年抗战时期的上海，小勤丽自幼家境殷实，受到良好教育，还迷上了音乐，一心想成为钢琴家，父亲惠义（姜文 饰）本身是个开明的知识分子，一直支持女儿梦想。但当勤丽长成婚配年龄段少女（屠怀青 饰）时，家中老人却想把她嫁给…