怀揣着成为艺术家的梦想，托德（威廉·阿瑟东 William Atherton 饰）来到了好莱坞，在这里，他成为了一名布景绘制员，并且解释了在旅馆里做会计的霍梅尔（唐纳德·萨瑟兰 Donald Sutherland 饰）。这两个男人之间脆弱的友谊很快就因为一个名叫菲耶（凯伦·布莱克 Karen Black 饰）的女人的出现而产生了裂痕。 菲耶渴望成为电影明星，但是苍白的现实让她不得不干起了应召女郎的勾当。菲耶的堕落让托德十分的愤怒，似乎是为了和托德对着干，菲耶选择了懦弱的霍梅尔，和他开始了同居的生活。虽然和霍梅尔住在了一起，但菲耶始终没有停止过在外面寻欢作乐。
The main hero of the film is an electrician with a far greater effect on the people around him than his job defines. He is the last link in a huge energetic system and he becomes the binding bridge between the geopolitical problems of post-soviet space and the common people. The economic devastation of the country had an enormous impact on the industrial workers and yet despite the upheaval, these people did not seize to love and suffer, to have and be friends and to enjoy their lives… In particular our resilient electrician, who possesses a wonderful and open heart. He not only brings electric light (which is often out) to the lives of the inhabitants of this small city, but he also spreads the light of love, loyalty, life and mainly laughter.
前壁球冠军邓叔彦（郭富城 饰）与妻子杨静娴（梁咏琪 饰）原本拥有幸福家庭，但女儿邓辞（许恩怡 饰）幼年确诊肌肉萎缩症、年迈的母亲（鲍起静 饰）确诊癌症，家庭遭逢巨变。 普通家庭中的三代人曾因血缘与亲情紧密连结，却又在疾病与生活的断裂中彼此疏远。多年后，当他们再次直面生死考验，原本疏离的家人能否放下芥蒂，互相扶持？ 他们被迫在坚持与放弃之间挣扎，游走于爱与痛的边缘。一家人的情感羁绊，都因女儿仅能微微移动的无名指而重新相连……
