A haunted young woman finds herself drawn into a world of seduction, duplicity and betrayal as she desperately tries to uncover the mystery surrounding her best friend's suicide.

Autumn1977.DerekSpringfieldisan18-year-oldmisfit,who5yearsearlierwaspluckedfromhishomeintheindustrialoutskirtsofLeedstoattendPublicSchoolonascholarship.HehasjustreturnedhomeattheendofhisstudiestoawaithisOxbrid

唐纳德（科林·费斯 Colin Firth 饰）是一名郁郁不得志的小企业家，他发明的新式航海仪因为受众面太窄而得不到市场的认可，这令他感到无颜面对家人。泰晤士报举办的环球航行大赛吸引了唐纳德的注意，他绝对放手一搏参加比赛，以挽回自己最后的尊严。