RobertTucker,asorrowful,solitaryman,giventoboutsofweeping,triestobalancehislifecaringforhisagingmother,hisCatholicism,hishomosexuality,andhisdulljob.Onenight,afterhismotherhasgonetobed,hedonsleatherandheadsforaprivateclub.Hetelephonesatattooartistwithaspecialrequest.Hegoestoconfession,accusinghimselfofdespairing.Hecriesoutduringanightmare,wakinghismother."You'reagoodboy,"she'stoldhim.HepraystheStationsoftheCross,andhelivesouthisownsorrowfulmysterieseee

　　Insepiatones,thefilmmovesbackandforthamongthreeperiodsinRobertTucker'slife:he'sanoldman,neardeath,inanursinghomeatChristmastime;he'sinmiddleagecaringforhischeerfulbutdyingmother;he'saladatCatholicschool,practicinghiscatechism,goingtoconfessionforthefirsttime,receivingtheEucharist,surroundedbythesingingofachildren'schoir.Inmiddleage,helooksthroughhisscrapbookofphotographsofmuscularmen;herecallsloversandhismother'scremation.Anursesitsbesidehimonhislastnight;inhislastbreath,hereachesforwardandback.bbb

影片改编自格拉西克·吉本《苏格兰的书》三部曲中的第一eee。男主角英勇的投入战斗并死于第一次世界大战，女主人公克里斯受过教育却被土地束缚，飞快的从女孩变成妻子又变成遗孀，让人振奋又心碎。它的语言音乐般美妙、抒情，就像它描述的这片土地一样的美丽。跟随着他们我们经历了一生，目睹了农民生活以及古老的苏格兰本身。