新纳粹光头党亚当(Ulrich Thomsen 饰)被送往一个偏远的教堂做社会服务,在这里他遇到各色奇怪之人。不过对他来说,最难缠的莫过于虔诚古板的神父伊万(Mads Mikkelsen 马兹•米克尔森 饰)了。桀骜不驯的亚当在伊万面前完全没有办法,作为服务的一部分,亚当选择浇灌苹果树,并与神父约定用秋天收获的果实做苹果派。但是各类天灾人祸不断威胁着苹果的生长,伊万相信这是魔鬼所为,亚当则认为这纯粹是上帝的恶作剧…… 本片荣获2005年欧洲电影奖提名最佳剧本;2006年丹麦影评人奖提名最佳影片、最佳男配角。马兹•米克尔森凭借神父角色赢得祖鲁奖最佳男演员奖。Ivan is a priest in a rural church known for the apples that grow on a large tree in front. He's odd: seeing the world through rose-colored glasses, in denial about personal facts, and convinced he's at war with Satan. The rectory is a half-way house for recently paroled convicts. Adam arrives for 12 weeks, a large, tough neo-Nazi, first baffled by Ivan's thick-headed optimism, then angry. He vows to break Ivan's faith. Meanwhile, in exasperation at Ivan's insistence, Adam sets a personal goal: to bake an apple pie. All goes awry for the tree: crows, worms, lightening. The Book of Job gives Adam perverse insight, and his hooligan mates provide the resolution's spring.