Thisnewfeature-lengthbiographicalfilmtellstheextraordinaryanddramaticstoryoftheplanet’smostfamouslivingscientist,toldforthefirsttimeinhisownwordsandbythoseclosesttohim.Madewithuniqueaccesstohisprivatelife,thisisanintimateandmovingjourneyintoStephenHawking’spastandpresent.IntervieweesincludeStephenHawking’ssisterMary,hisex-wifeJane,carersandstudents,aswellascolleaguessuchasRogerPenrose,plusApolloastronautBuzzAldrin,actorsBenedictCumberbatchandJimCarrey,andSirRichardBransonThisinspirationalportraitofaniconicfigurerelatesHawking’sincrediblepersonaljourneyfromboyhoodunderachievertoscientificgeniusandmulti-million-sellingauthor.Anditchartshowheovercamebeingdiagnosedwithmotorneuronedisease-andbeinggivenjusttwoyearstolive-tomakeamazingscientificdiscoveriesandbecomeasymboloftriumphoveradversity.Bornexactly300yearsafterthedeathofGalileo,Hawkinggrewupinafamilysomeregardedaseccentric.Alwaysaskingquestions,hewasnicknamed’Einstein’atschool.HawkingblossomedatOxford,althoughheonlyspentanhouradaystudying.Henoticedthathewasbecomingclumsyandfelloverfornoapparentreason.Hewasdiagnosedwithmotorneuronedisease,butneverthelessstartedafamilyandembarkedonhisacademiccareer,findinghimselfattheheartofasearingscientificdebateabouttheoriginsoftheuniverse.Andashelosttheuseofhisbody,Hawkinghadtofindnewwaystothink.HewentontowritethehugebestsellerABriefHistoryofTime,andthefilmrevealsthehighandlowsofhisresultingfameandfortune.沉默而神秘的数学天才克里斯蒂安·沃尔夫（本·阿弗莱克饰），从事的则是默默无闻的会计行业，专门为世界各大犯罪机构做账。随着财政部官员雷·金（J·K·西蒙斯饰）对于金融犯罪的关注，克里斯蒂安找来一家合法人工智能公司客户作为掩护，而该公司的会计（安娜·肯德里克饰）似乎发现了上百万美元的财务差额。克里斯蒂安接下来要面对的不仅是当局的调查，还有更严重的人身危险。影片讲述人过中年的杂志编辑朱丽叶前往开罗与丈夫马克相聚，马克作为一名联合国官员因忙于工作几乎不着家，本想利用难得的休假机会与妻子会面，却又因政事不得不前往加沙，只好请随他多年的安全人员兼朋友关系的阿齐兹陪同代为照顾妻子，此后朱丽叶陶醉在开罗这个美丽城市，阿齐兹的热情也深深感染了她，两人渐生情愫。这是一个关于西方遇见东方的故事，一段在阿拉伯人和一个北美女人之间产生的不计较回报的爱情。奥黛特公主正在举办一场音乐比赛，庆祝艾莉丝公主的生日，获胜者将在她的盛大生日舞会上唱歌。柏林这些天连续发生了多起小女孩失踪事件，最后发现这些孩子都无一例外惨遭毒手。这个专门以小女孩为目标的凶手令到柏林城内人人惊恐，家长都不敢让自己的孩子外出玩耍；警察们更是在社会压力下全部出动，然而却一无所获；连黑道都感到压力了，因为警察们一天到晚找他们麻烦，大大影响了他们的生意。于是黑白两道同时展开了抓拿凶手行动。　　最终人们还是从一位卖气球的盲人小贩处获得线索，他曾经卖过气球给于凶手一同前来的小女孩，他根据凶手的口哨声认出了此人经常来买气球。聪明的小贩在凶手背后写了个字母“M”，于是警查们开始追寻这个凶手“M”（彼得·洛饰）。HotelmanagerMarcusWinterisawaitinganimportantvisitortotheEmiratesPalaceHotel.Hislong-timefriend–therepresentativeofabigtouroperator–shouldbearrivingsoontoinspectthehotel.Butinsteadofhisfriend,it’sanewinspectorthatcomes–SarahRiems,whoseideasconcerningtheneedsofhotelguestsgreatlydifferfromthoseofMarcus.TryingtoimpressSarahwiththedistinctiveflairofhishotel,Marcusmakesagrandpresentation,emphasizingthespectacularregionalcuisineandeventakingtheinspectoronseveraltripsintothebreathtakingdesert.Still,itlookslikeahardsell…Atthesametime,Anna,thehotel’sdecorator,excitedlyawaitsthearrivalofvisitorsofherown-herpen-palMaxandhisfriendHolger.AlthoughMaxandAnnahaveonlyoncebrieflymet,hisextremelyromanticlettershavefilledherheartwithpassion.Onceherguestsaresettledinthehotelthough,itbecomesquicklyobvioustoAnnathattheMaxwhohadinspiredsuchaloveinherthroughhislettersismuchdifferentthantheoneshenowseesbeforeher.It’stheartisticHolgerwhoispresentlystirringherdesire,whichleadstoagrowingrivalrybetweenthetwomenthatstrainstheirfriendship.Meanwhile,thesinglemotherRenateandhersonTobiashavetraveledtothehotelforadreamholiday.Soon,Renate’srealreasonforthetriptoDubaisurfaces-shewantsTobiastobecomeacquaintedwithhisfather,whooperatesboattoursforthehotelguests–andwhodoesn’tevenknowhissonexists…