Based on one of the major literary texts survived from the Middle Kingdom, the classical period of Egyptian literature, The Eloquent Peasant is a combination of a moralityfolk tale and a poem. The events are set between 2160 and 2025 BC. When the peasant Khun-anup and his donkey stumble upon the lands of the noble Rensi, the peasant’s goods are confiscated and he’s unjustly accused of theft. The peasant petitions Rensi who is so taken by the peasant’s eloquence that he report his astonishing discovery to the king. The king realises the peasant has been wronged but delays judgement so as to he can hear more of his eloquence. The peasant makes a total of nine petitions until finally, his goods are returned.

妻子卡特琳面临换肾，血型符合的丈夫阿诺德却不愿意捐出自己的肾，正当卡特琳心灰意冷之时，却发现真正需要换肾的其实是阿诺德。本片由奥地利导演米夏埃尔·克赖斯尔根据同名德语话剧改编，人物关系盘根错节，情节在一波三折中急转直下，丰富的戏剧性和风趣幽默的对白令电影既充满张力，又引人思考欧洲中产家庭的真相。片中还有主角看中医的诙谐场面，必会引发中国观众会心一笑。