安东尼康平神父(休·格兰特 Hugh Grant 饰)受教会所托,携妻子艾斯黛拉奔赴偏远的澳大利亚小镇,去劝说画家诺曼林赛(山姆·尼尔 Sam Neill 饰)撤掉即将举办的个人画展上一张亵渎宗教的画作。
甫一下车,夫妻俩即发现自己陷入了怪诞的境地:酒馆里满嘴脏话的老头子、懒洋洋讲着冷笑话的酒客们都十足透露着不友好。画家林赛本人的不合作态度更是坚决。饭桌上时常出现的混乱争论、男女模特们满不在乎的行为方式、以及小镇居民与画家模特们的对立让康平神父的任务横生枝节,也让艾斯黛拉的思想与行为慢慢的产生转变,面对自己造成的一对模特间的隔阂,艾斯黛拉决定在离开之前为他们做点什么……
Actor Hugh Jackman and his wife Deborra-Lee Furness traveled to Ethiopia in their role as ambassadors for World Vision Australia in 2009. During that visit, they met Dukale, a coffee farmer. Growing up, poverty had deprived Dukale of an education, but he saw an opportunity to create a new future for his family when World Vision offered access to a new kind of economic empowerment. Jackman was so inspired by Dukale’s story, that he made – and kept – a promise to him that is revealed in the film.