40岁的神经外科医生玛尔塔坠入了爱河。她抛下自己在美国闪亮的职业道路，回到了布达佩斯，与所爱的男人展开新生活。玛尔塔在自由桥苦苦地等待，然而他并没有出现在约会地点。玛尔塔开始拼命地寻找他，可是当她终于找到了他，这位她生命中的挚爱却说两人此前从未见过面。

故事围绕匈牙利出生的犹太建筑师拉斯洛·托斯与妻子埃尔兹贝特展开。他们在二战后逃离欧洲，前往美国重启他们的事业，并见证了现代美国的诞生。然而他们的生活被一名神秘而富有的客户改变了。

The story revolves around Krisztina, an art teacher who is progressively losing her sight as a complication of diabetes. It engenders a crisis, not only in her own life but also in that of her son. Máté must contend with the state of his mother’s health immediately following the birth of his first child. He does his best to help Krisztina, but his life is gradually torn between his increasingly clingy mother and his own little family. Krisztina, meanwhile, fears being alone in the dark…