母亲去世的消息传来,令女孩帕斯林(斯嘉丽·约翰逊 Scarlett Johansson 饰)回去乡下老家,没想到在母亲留下的旧屋住着两个古怪的人,一个是落魄文学教授鲍比·朗( 约翰·特拉沃尔塔 John Travolta 饰),是个衰老、邋遢的酗酒男人,和打算为他写传记的学生兰森(盖布瑞·马赫特 Gabriel Macht 饰)。三人暂时居住在一起,从鲍比·朗的口中,帕斯林听到许多母亲的过去,也让她找到母亲曾经的情感——这个始终写歌、最终吸毒过量去世的母亲,生命中的情歌都是写给谁的。新奥尔良乡下的悠闲足以让时光静止,这个老男人身上已经看不到将来,年轻的帕斯林渐渐不堪忍受这一切,也慢慢发现自己和鲍比·朗真正的联系……。The story begins in 1996 when Colonel Sodhi, now 70, visits his sister and her family. However, even after over half a century, the nightmares of his intense battle and its aftermath often return to haunt him. Old Sodhi and young Amar begin to bond and Sodhi accompanies Amar to Burma (Myanmar) for an assignment from BBC to shoot a documentary on the students against the Militar...。