解放初期匪患肆虐，解放军侦察排长向阳奉命前往三湾里剿匪，乔装潜入时竟与已是清风寨三当家的亲哥向天重逢。兄弟二人因立场相悖，在情义与信仰间激烈交锋，向阳强忍纠葛卧底匪寨，智取情报、烧毁粮仓，与战友里应外合展开围剿。面对龙瞎子等匪首的残暴反扑，向阳带领部队浴血拼杀，在哥哥向天的牺牲帮助下，最终彻底剿灭清风寨匪帮。血与火的较量后，这片土地终于迎来和平曙光。
During a hot summer in Quebec’s countryside, a recently settled couple struggles. Marie (35), a sound artist in lack of inspiration doubts her relationship with her partner. The arrival of Noée (25), a young French traveler who mourns her father, will destabilise the status quo and trouble their neighbour Yan (30), a solitary farmer, by awakening new desires. In Montreal, Eva (15), a teenage Filipina who recently moved to Canada, tries to find new roots in the city. Since her arrival, she suffers from insomnia, often interrupted by strange dreams of her hometown in the Philippines. Jeanne (25) is having trouble finishing her thesis on the work of Marie, the artist in the countryside. As Eva tries to anchor herself, Jeanne plans to leave everything. The Splendour of Life is a sensual film that explores how we relate to each other in a changing world that transcends us - an invitation to live to the fullest.
