This examination of a famous scandal from the 1970s explores the relationship between Barbara Baekeland and her only son, Antony. Barbara, a lonely social climber unhappily married to the wealthy but remote plastics heir Brooks Baekeland, dotes on Antony, who is homosexual. As Barbara tries to "cure" Antony of his sexuality -- sometimes by seducing him herself -- the groundwork is laid for a murderous tragedy.

七個行蹤神秘陌生男女相遇在充滿黑暗過去的湖邊酒店，準備食大茶飯。眾人各懷凶險鬼胎，就在一個月黑風高的關鍵深夜裡，大事件終於發生；救贖不成，他們通通要落地獄！未到最後，未知可以壞到幾盡！

César, an unhappy concierge, maintains a peculiar relationship with the very diverse inhabitants of the upper-class apartment building where he works in Barcelona.

New York concierge Doug Ireland wants to go into business for himself and refurbish a hotel on Roosevelt Island, N.Y., but he needs an investor. With a few weeks left before his option on the site runs out, Doug agrees to help wealthy Christian Hanover conceal his affair with salesgirl Andy Hart from his wife. Despite his own attraction to Andy, Doug tries to stay focused on getting Christian to invest $3 million in his project.

改篇自得獎同名漫畫，以華麗又神秘、客人全都是動物的百貨公司作為舞台，新人接待員秋乃每日為了解決客人們各式各樣的疑難雜症而東奔西跑，更要服侍瀕臨絕種的VIP，務求令每位個性獨特的客人，都在「北極百貨」內度過愉快的時光。電影由行內知名、曾製作《排球少年！！》及《攻殼機動隊》系列的Production I.G. 動畫社製作，並由曾任多部人氣動畫原畫設定及作畫監督的新銳動畫導演板津匡覧執導。作為其劇場版動畫的導演處女作，展現了人類與動物交織的奇幻世界觀。