在这部南瑞丁剧情片中,一战之后，30岁的Sarah Burton从伦敦返回约克郡家乡，担任当地一所高中女校的校长。她是个时髦的女人，仿佛她的同辈们还在1935年而她已经来到了2010年。满腔抱负，热情洋溢，她用自己的双手发挥特长，让生活过得有声有色。
但是这次返乡比她想象中更复杂，不久之后，她的理想与对一个男人的情愫发生了冲突，而对象却是她曾以为最不可能动心男人，他叫Robert Carne，一个之前有过争执的英俊农夫。
Set in the 1930s, Britain is in depression and still scarred by the effects of World War I. Young and passionate Sarah Burton returns to her conservative home-county, bursting with modern ideas. As the new headmistress in South Riding, she inspires her girls --including Lydia Holly, a scholarship student from the slums-- to think for themselves. But not everyone sees eye-to-eye with Miss Burton. She finds a few allies, Joe Astell being one; but the sparks really start to fly when she crosses paths with Robert Carne, a haughty landlord whom she despises...
被时代洪流冲散的梦想和爱情。South Riding。这样一个很有看头的故事，却有着如此洒狗血的结局。
