Liang is a four-year-old little rebel, possessed of a pair of luminous eyes and a precociously indomitable will. His father deposits him at a well-appointed residential kindergarten in post-1949 Beijing, since his parents are often away. Life at the kindergarten appears rich and colourful, made up of a variety of cheerfully sunny rituals and games meant to train these children to be good members of society.

本片改编自王朔小说《过把瘾就死》。 杜小桔（徐静蕾）和王毅（佟大为）结婚后，相识、恋爱中被遮蔽在阴影里的问题全曝光在了阳光下。杜小桔认为爱情高于一切，婚姻更是爱情的立方级，“神经兮兮”地整日要王毅说“我爱你”，王毅认为爱情同请客吃饭没本质区别，结了婚爱情有或没有是一回事，最烦的事是张嘴对杜小桔说出“我爱你”。于是，杜小桔的吃醋和找茬成了一剂剂调节两人平淡婚姻生活的佐料，而她的反目和出走，则是不想让日子越流越成死水。