费舍尔（Robert Norman 饰）出生于一个非常传统的苏格兰家庭之中，家风十分严谨，这令费舍尔的整个童年都是在压抑之中度过的。幸运的是，费舍尔的父亲爱德华（科林·费尔斯 Colin Firth 饰）俏皮不羁，母亲玛利亚温婉善良（玛丽·伊丽莎白·马斯特兰托尼奥 Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio 饰），他们两人的存在是费舍尔灰暗童年里的唯一一抹亮色…
A listless young man, upon learning he is ill, leaves his job, girlfriend and city behind, and ventures alone into the British Columbia interior, bringing his fears and anxieties with him.
