Alcohol: No substance in the world seems so familiar to us and is so incredibly diverse in its effect. Alcohol is available everywhere and this particular molecule has the power to affect all 200 billion neurons of our human brain in completely different ways. But hardly anyone calls alcohol a drug despite its psychoactive and cell-destroying effect. Why do we tolerate the death of three million people every year? Have we turned a blind eye to the dangers and risks for thousands of years? What role does the powerful alcohol industry play with an annual turnover of 1.2 trillion euros in this on-going concealment? The author, who himself enjoys having a drink, looks into the question why we drink at all, what alcohol does to us and to what extent the alcohol industry influences society and politics. He travels around the world from Germany via England to Nigeria to detect aggressive trading practices of the global alcohol industry seeking growth in new markets at all costs. He also visits Iceland, which successfully made the turnaround: Where 20 years ago hordes of drunks roamed the streets, young people today master their need for relaxation and life stimulants without alcohol. The film has no intention to point a moral finger but nevertheless will significantly change the drinking habits of the viewer.

作为一枚政治筹码，海军情报官欧尼尔（黛咪·摩尔 Demi Moore 饰）成为了美国历史上第一个参加特种部队“海豹突击队”训练的女性军官。凭借此事，一直呼吁男女平等的参议员狄海雯（安妮·班克罗夫特 Anne Bancroft 饰）获得了诸多选票。然而，利欲熏心的狄海雯根本就不关心欧尼尔作为个体的感受和遭遇，因为她心里明白，欧尼尔根本不可能完成特种部队里残酷而又可怕的训练。 让所有人大吃一惊的是，欧尼尔不仅出色的完成了训练任务，甚至有可能通过最终考试成为特种部队正式的一员，在此节骨眼上，狄海雯只得使出阴招，以欧尼尔为同性恋的虚假理由将其逐出了队伍。在朋友的帮助下，欧尼尔揭穿了狄海雯的阴谋，不仅如此，她还一次实战任务中凭借着自己的智慧大展拳脚，获得了同伴的尊重。

拉斯迪（哈里森·福特 Harrison Ford 饰）在检察院里打拼多年，最终成为了首席检察官。某日，助理检察官卡洛琳（格列塔·斯卡奇 Greta Scacchi 饰）出现在了拉斯迪的身边，主动对他投怀送抱。原来，卡洛琳觊觎拉斯迪的首席检察官之位已久，她希望帮助拉斯迪坐上监察处处长的职位，自己则可以渔翁得利。 哪知道拉斯迪并非野心勃勃之人，对向权力顶峰攀爬并无兴趣，得知了计划落空，卡洛琳果断的离开了拉斯迪。然而某一日，拉斯迪忽然得到了卡洛琳被杀害的消息，令他感到匪夷所思的是，凶案现场的种种证据，都在控诉拉斯迪就是罪魁祸首。拉斯迪知道自己落入了某人一手策划的陷阱之中，而愿意为他辩护的，只有他自己。