邦尼(艾丹•奎因 Aidan Quinn 饰)在汽车修理厂工作。他有一个智障的妹妹琼(玛丽•斯图尔特•马斯特森 Mary Stuart Masterson 饰)令他非常操心。为了照顾妹妹,邦尼一直单身,因为他不想把琼送到专门的疗养院。某一天,邦尼和琼遇到了一个不速之客——邦尼朋友的远房亲戚萨姆(约翰尼•德普 Johnny Depp 饰)。这个萨姆行为古怪,他在酒吧里可以用面包玩出花样,还会模仿经典影片的桥段,逗大家开心。于是,邦尼邀请他做自己妹妹的保姆。在相处中,两个年轻人渐渐建立了一种特殊的感情。同时,邦尼也遇到了心上人路西(朱丽安•摩尔 Julianne Moore 饰),但是对妹妹的责任感让他对这段恋情有所忌惮。或许是出于对妹妹的爱,他拒绝萨姆的请求,结果萨姆带着琼私奔了。但是,因为改变环境,琼开始发疯,她被强制送进了医院……
比利因性格原因常常遭受霸凌。在他生父留下的一台旧相机中,他感受到失落与连接的复杂情感。比利的母亲已经再婚三次,并和现任丈夫移居到美国。后来,他年轻的妹妹不幸溺水,家庭因此被继父抛弃,不得不返回台湾。
一天,洗完澡后,比利低声对自己说:“我要坚强,”身边放着几瓶药。他坐在马桶上,挣扎于孤独和困惑,试图逃避痛苦的现实。
Billy often faces bullying due to his personality. In an old camera left to him by his biological father, he feels a complex mix of loss and connection. Billy’s mother has remarried three times and moved to the United States with her current husband. Later, after his younger sister tragically drowned, the family was abandoned by her stepfather and had to return to Taiwan.
One day, after taking a bath, Billy whispers to himself, “I need to be strong,” surrounded by several medicine jars. He sits on the toilet, struggling with feelings of loneliness and confusion, trying to escape his painful reality.