The film accompanies Magaye Niyang, a star of Touki-Bouki, a 1972 classic directed by her own uncle Djibril Diop. Following this path, we are witness of Niyang travel to a special screening of the film, which has a public release in his old town. Niyang seems detached and with a heavy longing from the past, and therefore, the film debris permeates everything with unescapable sorrow and fascination. Diop film is, first and foremost, a nostalgic travel through memory, time and recreation. It is also a watermark in contemporary experimental documentary, a very intimate portrait of a lost long journey through the past that isn’t returning anymore, a detachment of rejected fame, recognition and connection which is heavily grounded on a legacy that belongs to the past, and that connects directly to a country (Senegal) and its heritage, which is sometimes feel excruciating for the old ones (a testimony such as the taxi scene in the film, where the cab driver longs for changes, and claims that the old generation had done nothing for that). Mille Soleils (A Thousand Suns) and, in itself, Mati Diop’s crucial talent, should be a point of reference into what could easily be one of the most interesting proposals of hybrid documentary cinema which has come from France, and which deals with a strong African heritage. Since 35 Rhums, where she proved her actress talent, Diop seems like a true promise for the following years of cinema.
家，是每个人背后的精神支柱。 四十集「天伦」，正好肯定了「家」的存在价值。在家的护荫下，让每一个人能建立对生命的信念，勇敢地向前迈进。 林海(张翼)是鲤鱼门海鲜酒家的东主，育有两子两女，长子林家达(林嘉华)是典型世界仔，次子林家伟(关礼华)外表粗豪，实则为人细心，侍父至孝，但由于性格刚直，常与父发生龃龉。三女林紫珊(郭蔼明)天生丽质，甚为聪颖，四女林紫琼(钟淑慧)性格内向，缺乏自信。 林家还有一个重要成员，便是林海之妹妹(顾美华)，年近四十，但乐观豁达，是林家之精神支柱。任职大车行营业主任，但仍是单身贵族一名，她与男友齐亮天(朱江)的一段感情纠缠多年，仍未有结果，皆因对方是有妇之夫，而天为了道义和责任问题，一直对离婚一事迟疑不决。及至天的女儿齐雪儿(蔡少芬)，发现了父与清的恋情，更暗思报复。先是苦缠达，使他与妻子张玉卿(林其欣)闹翻，又施计迫使伟的妻子唐可琪(黎姿)离开林家，继而欲毒害清然后嫁祸王细九(许绍雄)。不料害人终害己…… 九是琪的养父，对清有非凡感情，但基于清之心已另有所属，唯有把感情埋藏心底。 至于三女珊，自小虽受众人宠爱，人生旅途畅顺无阻。自嫁入豪门后，波折重重，与丈夫宋文俊(邵仲衡)相爱，但彼此的人生目标各有不同，因而数度离合，最后看破红尘，递入空门，其后在一次意外中俊为求珊而变成植物人，令珊再起尘世情爱之念…… 除了卡士强劲，此剧的故事亦十分紧凑，讲述家庭伦理恩怨情仇，爱恨交缠，剧力万钧。故事围绕林家四兄弟姊妹，大哥林嘉华背着妻子林其欣与美丽的蔡少芬发展婚外情，却差点被一心利用他报仇的蔡少芬害得家散人亡。二哥关礼杰与黎姿本属斗气冤家，朝夕相对下渐生情愫，最终有情人终成眷属；可惜婚后却不停遭家里的恶魔蔡少芬陷害，差点害得黎姿小产。三妹郭蔼明本为娱乐圈新星，与富家子邵颂衡一见钟情，可惜邵颂衡的家人并不喜欢当演员的郭蔼明；最后她为邵颂衡放弃如日中天的演艺事业一心嫁入豪门，却发现并不如想像中幸福，两人相处亦问题频生，最终分手收场。但其实两人仍心爱对方，究竟在经历三离三合后能否再走在一起？四妹钟淑慧则是一位害羞怕事的女孩，她邂逅了有妇之夫曾伟权并怀有其骨肉，受尽千夫所指。最终林家四兄妹的下场会如何？他们又能否与自己心中所爱开展幸福生活？收看此四十集家族情仇伦理剧自有分晓。
