影片导演艾米利奥·艾斯特维兹是本片主演马丁·辛的年夜儿子，这是这对父子在影视剧里的第七次合作。 美国大夫汤姆（马丁·辛 Martin Sheen 饰）在儿子丹尼尔（艾米利奥·艾斯特维兹 Emilio Estevez 饰）不幸在法国遇难以后，解缆前去法国取回儿子的尸体和遗物。丹尼尔死在了比利牛斯山，在往往圣地亚哥德孔波斯特拉年夜教堂的朝圣之路上，他碰到Ellie, a recovering drug addict, has just moved to a new city with her two teenage children. She has struggled to stay sober in the past and is determined to make it work this time, finding a stable job and regularly attending her meetings. Unfortunately, new friends, a new job, and the chance of a new life, cant keep Ellie from slipping once again. Her life changes when she meets Christopher - a different kind of addict - which forces her daughter and son to accept a new version of Ellie.