美国人杰克(John Edward Lee 饰)和英国人山姆(Bryon Gibson 饰)是两位侨居泰国的外国人,两人是最好的朋友。一日,两人下定决心抢劫了一家柬埔寨的小银行,却不料其抢劫的正是黑帮老大希兰凯里(史蒂文•席格 Steven Seagal 饰)的黑钱,而 其手下尼伦(Sahajak Boonthanakit 饰)试图篡位,便借此控制杰克帮他做事,杰克为了保护女友阿瓦隆(佩姆•巴比尔 Pim Bubear 饰)只得从命,后来山姆和杰克暴露,山姆被枪杀,杰克杀死了尼伦,和阿瓦隆踏上了逃亡的旅途。
哈罗德·李(约翰·赵 John Cho 饰)喜欢的女孩玛丽娅去了阿姆斯特丹,他决定追随而至,想尽一切办法赢得她的欢心。在机场,卡玛·派特(卡尔·潘 Kal Penn 饰)偶然遇到了他的前女友温妮莎,却惊讶地发现她就要结婚了。卡玛还没上飞机呢,他就和机场的警卫发生了激烈的争吵,差一点误了事,不过两人最终成功地登上了飞机。由于等不及在飞机上那漫长的6个小时,卡玛跑到厕所里自制了一个“无烟器”--骚乱由此引发,“无烟器”被误认成炸弹,而哈罗德和卡玛则不幸地被当成恐怖分子。这场突发事件致使飞机改变了航向,把他们送到了关塔那摩湾的监狱中关了起来。不甘心的两人成功越狱,从关塔那摩湾跑出来之后,哈罗德和卡玛途经迈阿密抵达德州--温妮莎婚礼的举办地,决定破坏婚礼。但不知道紧随在他们身后的是国家安全局的长官罗恩·福克斯,他要重新抓回这两个高度危险的恐怖分子......
本片以上世纪六十年代的本地家庭为主轴,通过成员的际遇,带出早期的甘榜生活以及后来的组屋生活,剧情横跨数十年。
电影也将体现新加坡如何从一个以方言为主流语言的社会演变成华语到现今英语的过程,从中回顾流失的方言。它也会融入导演的许多亲身经历,并将安插多首怀旧歌曲。
After the 1969 nationwide floods, Zhao Di takes over her father's family farm with the help of reformed gangster Ah Long. As Singapore's economy prospers, the Singaporean mindset is also forced to change with the times. Osman catches his teenage son, Ahmad practicing with his rock band. As a conservative man, Osman believes rock music will have a negative influence on Ahmad. Father and son argue over their different opinions, causing Ahmad to run away. Meanwhile, Ah Hee and Rani decide to get married. But their traditional parents disapprove of their marriage. In 1977, the Government begins expropriating land for redevelopment, forcing villagers from their kampongs. Licensed farmland owners, such as Zhao Di, are financially compensated for their land. Ah Kun, Zhao Di's greedy brother accuses Zhao Di and Ah Long of having an affair to tarnish her name in front of the family. In the midst of Ah Kun's persistent accusations, Zhao Di's health takes a hit. Will Zhao Di be able to keep her hard-earned compensation money? What will become of her family if Zhao Di's health continues to deteriorate? As people change with time, will the kampong spirit remain?