银行小职员斯坦利（金•凯瑞 Jim Carrey 饰）老实本分，过着和所有老实人一样的平凡生活。一次，斯坦利在接待金发美女蒂娜（卡梅隆•迪亚茨 Cameron Diaz 饰）时深深恋上了对方，不料蒂娜却是黑帮头目多利安（彼得•格林纳 Peter Greene 饰）抢劫银行前派来打探地形的。多利安随后成功抢劫了斯坦利所在的银行。　　一晚，斯坦利意外获得了一…

　　Julián finds love and a reason for living in the last place imaginable: the Dominican Republic's Najayo Prison. His romance, with fellow prisoner Yanelly, must develop through sign language and without the knowledge of dozens of guards.