1915年澳大利亚参加一战后，两名在澳大利亚卖冰激凌的土耳其人决定为祖国而战
1944年占领下的匈牙利。老犹太夫妇Krauzenbergs夫妇在匈牙利的一个乡村中拥有自己富丽堂皇的豪宅。汉斯和英格里德是他们的贴身男仆和女佣，也是一对完美的亚利安夫妇。他们年轻，深爱对方，并准备迎接他们第一个孩子的诞生。Krauzenbergs夫妇面对着希特勒的欧洲大清扫，他们在期盼着一丝生机。希姆莱，这个一直鼓吹“欧洲计划”的纳粹二号人物，能为富有的犹太家庭提供逃亡或进集中营的机会....
May 1945: the end of the Second World War in the Tyrolean Alps. SS man Anton has deserted and been shot. On the run from his unit, he swaps his SS uniform for that of a dead Wehrmacht soldier and discovers a lonely mountain hut. Hannah, a Jewish woman, is hiding here. She takes Anton in and tends to his wounds. But there is great mistrust between the two. Together they cope with the harsh everyday life in the remote hut. They are looked after by 16-year-old peasant girl Charlotte, whose family pays Hannah not to betray them. And at night, they hear fighting between the German troops and Italian partisans. Over time, a cautious familiarity develops between Anton and Hannah - he, who has done terrible things in the war, she, who has lost her family and has been struggling with fear and loneliness up here in the mountains for months. They grow closer. Hannah finds out that Anton was no ordinary soldier. He was in the SS, a man of conviction, at least at first. Brutal truths come to light. The war is as good as over, but what kind of future awaits them? Georg turns up at the hut: He's been looking for Anton, hunting him down. He was the one who shot Anton - his best friend. Georg is fighting a battle that has long been hopeless, driven by hatred and the will to destroy. And he also wants to kill Hannah. High in the mountains, the decision is made. The Deserter is a story about war and guilt, but also about helpfulness and humanity.
18世纪中叶，日不落帝国英吉利将触角伸向古老的中国，并通过大量输入鸦片来掠夺钱财。白银大量流向国外，中国人民却被鸦片毒害得愈加羸弱。在清廷内部，以穆扎阿（夏天 饰）为首的投降派和以林则徐（赵丹 饰）为首的抵抗派针锋相对，斗争激烈。道光皇帝眼见天朝因鸦片所害渐渐羸弱，因而大力支持林则徐的禁烟政策，并任命其为钦差大臣前往广州查禁鸦片。林则徐来到广州后雷厉风行，令行禁止，让一度轻视他的英国鸦片商人大为惊恐。经过一段时间的治理，当地海防得到整顿，英商也被迫交出鸦片。最终，林则徐在虎门销毁两万多箱鸦片，取得禁烟的重大胜利。 然而，不堪受挫的英国随即挑起鸦片战争，朝廷内部的投降派也不失时机广进谗言，林则徐的改革之路顿陷困境……
1945年3月，美国盟军攻克科隆，救出了大批平民和战俘。卡尔的心情并没有因获释而放松，那些沉重、恐怖的画面不时浮上眼前，一段鲜为人知的历史在人们眼前展开：二战中后期，卡尔和弟弟彼得，以及带着孩子的寡嫂希里住在一座废弃公寓的地下室里。卡尔和几个朋友组成“雪绒花海盗”，专门救助当地平民，使他们远离战火的纷扰。有时他们会同纳粹儿童团发生冲突。彼得是纳粹儿童团一员，深受哥哥影响的他不喜欢战争，常在双方之间举棋不定。一日，卡尔他们发现一名受伤的战俘汉斯，将他带回家养伤。渐渐地，汉斯与希里间产生情愫。卡尔对此甚为不满，觉得这样对不起牺牲的哥哥。但汉斯认为自己可以照顾希里母子。两人于是结下宿愿。纳粹为引汉斯现身，绑架了希里母子，汉斯和卡尔等人前往营救未果。汉斯还为此受伤，彼得一直陪在他身边。迫切想结束汉斯带来的这种不安定生活的卡尔向纳粹告发了汉斯。作为条件，他希望纳粹放彼得一条生路，但彼得宁死不从。最后，目睹彼得他们被绞死的卡尔后悔不已……
卫国战争的最后一年，年轻的坦克兵少尉马列什金Малешкин刚刚从军校毕业。他被委派指挥一个自行火炮支队，这支队伍里的战士个个身经百战，唯独少尉一个人初出茅庐... 影片讲述少尉和他的战士们在前线的战斗及战斗间歇的日常生活。影片结尾，在最后一次战斗中，少尉的战车不幸被击中，他和车组的三名战士一起捐躯沙场。
