本片改编自一个古典的捷克传说：一个钟表匠杰米和他那爱嫉妒的朋友——一只调皮的山羊的故事。他们俩冒险去救布拉格的巨大时钟和杰米的爱人，她被一股试图阻止钟表成形的邪恶力量所控制。

The building of the former children's shelter, where a certain obsessed woman once killed children, is now located in a private lyceum. The lyceum not only works, but also lives with her young son a young teacher. Soon the ghost of a murderous woman, still eager for death, begins to hunt the mother and her child.

南非自由州是南非白人这一少数群体的据点。在这个保守的乡村地区，力量和男性特权依然是当地人尊崇的两个词汇。Janno是个孤僻、内向的小男孩。他的母亲则是位虔诚的基督教徒。一天，母亲将流浪街头的孤儿Pieter带回了家，并要求Janno像弟弟一样接纳他。两个男孩由此展开了一场争夺权利、遗产和双亲之爱的较量。