爱丽丝（海瑟•格拉汉姆 Heather Graham 饰）和克劳斯（乌尔里奇•汤姆森 Ulrich Thomsen 饰）的婚姻关系名存实亡，一次偶然的机会，她邂逅了性格粗放的男子亚当（约瑟夫•费因斯 Joseph Fiennes 饰），两个人迅速堕入爱河，从性欲的满足到情感的依赖，她无法自拔。为此，爱丽丝终于跟丈夫摊牌，一直被蒙在鼓里的克劳斯暴跳如雷，两人于是离婚。…

By 2020, Britain is in the grip of an obesity epidemic. The consequences of diabetes, cancers and heart disease mean the NHS are finding it hard to cope. New rules are about to force hospitals to refuse treatment from their fattest patients...