一个夏天,14岁的少年Duncan(连姆·詹姆斯 Liam James 饰)跟着妈妈Pam、妈妈的男朋友Trent还有Trent的女儿一起去Trent在海边的小屋度假。像大部分离异家庭儿女一样,Duncan不喜欢妈妈的男朋友。Duncan发现自己和Trent的朋友们格格不入,原本就沉默寡言的他变得更加郁郁寡欢。直到他在一次单车出游中遇见了Owen(山姆·洛克威尔 Sam Rockwell 饰)。Owen是当地水上乐园的工作人员,在Owen的介绍下,Duncan成了水上乐园的一个兼职员工。在那里,他认识了新的朋友,度过了欢乐的时光,同时也和邻居家同样遭受家庭问题困恼的女孩Susanna(安娜·索菲亚·罗伯 Anna Sophia Robb 饰)越走越近。在一个夜里,Duncan发现了Trent的秘密,他和家庭的矛盾也越来越深.....
A woman vanishes. Two men take to the road in search of her: they both love her. Why did she leave? Each one of them has his own suspicions, and hides them from the other one who—mysteriously—never truly becomes his rival. Neither is right—but is anyone? This sudden runaway becomes the hidden core of a number of fictions that the film delicately weaves together: the secret of t...