During the cold war, five prisoners are promised their freedom if they take part in an experiment in which they must stay awake for thirty days.

　　两个像瘪三一样的流浪汉自始自终在等待一个名叫戈多的人。他们穷愁潦倒，希望戈多的出现能使他们得救。然而戈多自始自终也没有出现。