在这部男人的真相喜剧/剧情/爱情片中,西蒙和帕姆是对平凡夫妻，拥有两个孩子，一家人住在市郊，但无趣到令人窒息的生活让夫妇俩渐渐开始生厌。不久，社区瑜伽教室里来了一个大提琴家卡崔安，面貌姣好的她很快便受到班上所有年轻妈妈的欢迎。卡崔安和丈夫克劳斯原本幸福快乐地住在新西兰，但不久之后就发现丈夫和学生有了外遇。西蒙被这样脆弱易感的卡崔安深深吸引，而卡崔安也无法抗拒西蒙的魅力，一段炽热的性爱关系就此展开。两人的秘密恋情持续进行着，然而一次柏林之行却演变成一场足以毁灭一切的闹剧……
After the birth of two children Simon's (Joel Edgerton) marriage to Pam (Danielle Cormack) is becoming a bore in which the only climactic feelings he has involve an unfortunate new tendency for premature ejaculation. He develops an interest in another young mother, Katrien (Rhona Mitra), whose husband Klaus has been cheating on her. The world of young married parents in Wellington is fast leading to a whole new breed of men: the men of 'Separation City'.
