On Monday, September 10, 2012, Jacqueline Sauvage shot her husband the back three times. She then learned that their son had just committed suicide. And so the most publicized trial in recent years commenced.

40-year-old Bertrand has been suffering from depression for the last two years and is barely able to keep his head above water. Despite the medication he gulps down all day, every day, and his wife's encouragement, he is unable to find any meaning in his life. Curiously, he will end up finding this sense of purpose at the swimming pool, by joining an all-male synchronised swimming team.

史黛斯（Lauren Kinsella 饰）在母亲离世后无依无靠，只好跟随多年没见的舅父威尔（艾丹·吉伦 饰）前往都柏林乡郊，开始相依为命生活。因为史黛斯被诊断出有渴睡症而没有学校愿意接收，幸好有邻居艾美莉（埃里卡圣 饰）充当家教教授知识，充实了孤单的生活。当一切慢慢重上轨道时，史黛斯赫然发现威尔是假释囚犯！因为要照顾她才得以离开..