影片故事延续前作,路奇乌斯(保罗·麦斯卡 Paul Mescal 饰)童年时亲眼目击受万人景仰的英雄马克西蒙斯死于舅舅之手,多年后已长大成人的他,在暴君的铁腕统治下,被迫进入竞技场为生存而战。心中充满怒火的路奇乌斯,眼见罗马帝国的未来岌岌可危,决心讨回本属于他的权力和荣誉 ,还罗马人民一个辉煌的罗马。
本片讲述了意大利黑手党格莫拉的5个故事:13岁男童托托(萨尔瓦多•阿布鲁兹Salvatore Abruzzese 饰)近墨者黑,逐渐堕落;马可(马可•马克尔 Marco Macor 饰)和希罗(希罗•帕冲Ciro Petrone 饰)一心想称霸,结果横尸街头;因为丈夫涉黑,妻子玛利亚(玛利亚•纳棕娜丽 Maria Nazionale 饰)锒铛入狱,她把孩子托付给帮派同伙弗兰克(托尼•瑟维洛 Toni Servillo 饰);黑帮老会计唐•希洛(吉安法利斯•因巴拉多Gianfelice Imparato 饰),因出卖朋友,命丧黄泉;黑帮纺织厂的裁缝帕里跨斯(萨尔瓦多•坎德鲁普Salvatore Cantalupo 饰)因给华人上课而引火烧身……
26-year-old Yong-jun (Hong Kyung) is troubled by his lack of dreams when he falls for the same-age Yeo-reum (Roh Yoon-seo) at first sight. Yeo-reum takes care of her little sister Ga-eul (Kim Min-ju), a swimmer with hearing impairments, regarding her sister’s Olympic aspirations as her own dream. While youthful feelings seem to blossom between Yong-jun and Yeo-reum, she finds h...