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…
Twenty years after the disappearance of her daughter, a recovering alcoholic is preparing to host her family's Christmas celebration when her estranged ex-bother-in-law arrives unannounced, bearing nostalgic gifts and a heavy secret.