The Richardson family celebrates their 28-year-old daughter's pregnancy in Northern California. The celebration is interrupted when a Satanic cult member, Aksel Brandr, pays them an unexpected visit. Aksel, on behalf of the cult's leader Henrik Brandr, offers to pay the family a large sum for ownership of their land. Jacob Richardson, the father, rejects the offer due to the pr...。迈克尔(斯蒂芬·罗伯特森 Steven Robertson 饰)在很小的时候就因为患上了小儿麻痹症而全身瘫痪,生活不能自己的他居住在专门收容残障人士的康复中心里,虽然生活起居都有人照顾,但没有人能够理解迈克尔抽象的语言,迈克尔一直生活在孤独之中。 一天,一位名叫罗伊(詹姆斯·麦卡沃伊 James McAvoy 饰)的病友走进了迈克尔的生活,罗伊同样也是全身瘫痪,仅有右手可以活动。然而,和其他的病人不同,罗伊思维敏捷,开朗乐观,更神奇的是,他似乎可以理解迈克尔想要表达的语言。罗伊的出现给迈克尔灰暗的生活带来了一丝色彩,让他重新对人生产生了希望。。