After the mayor of an idyllic island village discovers a child with mysterious powers awash on their shores, the once peaceful community devolves into civil war, torn over the belief that the child is the next saviour.
斯坦顿(布莱德利·库珀 Bradley Cooper 饰)是一个穷困潦倒的男人,误打误撞之中来到了流动马戏团,在这里,他凭借着自己的聪明才智为自己某得了一份差事——为塔罗牌占卜师赞娜(托妮·科莱特 Toni Collette 饰)和她的情人皮特(大卫·斯特雷泽恩 David Strathairn 饰)工作。从这两个人身上,斯坦顿学会了如何依靠巧舌如簧和敏锐观察来施展…