In existence for a hundred years, Grimley Colliery Brass band is as old as the mine. But the miners are now deciding whether to fight to keep the pit open, and the future for town and band looks bleak. Although the arrival of flugelhorn player Gloria injects some life into the players, and bandleader Danny continues to exhort them to continue in the national competition, frictions and pressures are all too evident. And who's side is Gloria actually on? 百感交集。不同的国度，一样的时代悲歌。苦中作乐（le），苦中作乐（yue）。帝国的堕落。音乐中孕育着微薄的希望。 一群勉强糊口的英国矿工组织一队全男班的业余铜管乐团，在音乐中找到开心，可惜由于矿场面临倒闭危机及一名年轻女子加入，使到这群业余乐手优心忡忡，再无心奏乐…… 电影讲的是工业化带来的采矿工厂倒闭，社区潦倒，为生活挣扎的人们依然追求尊严和音乐的理想。
