尼克·弗林(保羅·達 Paul Dano 飾)是個年輕作家,從和單身母親朱迪(朱麗·摩爾 Julianne Moore 飾)相依為命的他早就忘記父的樣子,直到一天接到話,自稱他父親的喬納(羅伯特·德尼羅 Robert De Niro 飾)被房東趕了出來,找他 借車搬家。天上掉下來個老爸,也吉量個魄作家,還帶著全部行,讓弗林在室友面前非難堪。已經(jīng)流落街頭的納森晚上到流浪漢收容過夜,又恰逢弗林在此工,幾個不自然的晚上后,喬納森還是決定避,從此只能到車站或無工地混上一天是一天,安慰自己是為下一部偉小說積累素材。時不時說父親凄慘狀況的弗林于決定把他找回來,但時他連父親是否還活著不知道…?
The Soundtrack of a life. Cris ( Selton Mello) , a young artist still trying to find his place on the tough world of arts, gets from Brazilian Government special permit to stay a month in an isolated international research station surrounded by nothing but ice. His goal is to prepare an exhibition mixing music and photography. Cris will go against his own defined concepts and v...