出生于巴基斯坦移民家庭的高中生纳兹（里兹·阿迈德 Riz Ahmed 饰），偷偷开走父亲的出租车去赴一场朋友爽约的派对。他中途迷路，焦急之际搭载了带着落寞绝望表情的女孩安吉拉（索菲亚·布莱克-德埃利亚 Sofia Black-D'Elia 饰）。霓虹闪烁的海边，两人互吐 心声。纳兹随对方回到家中，在迷幻的氛围中一切自然而然地发生。可当他醒来时，却发现安吉拉已被人残忍杀害。他惊慌失措，夺路而逃，结果半路因酒驾遭到逮捕，继而因涉嫌杀害安吉拉遭到指控。在押期间，善于为边缘人辩护盈利的小律师约翰·斯通（约翰·特托罗 John Turturro 饰）决定帮他洗脱罪名。临近退休的警长丹尼斯（比尔·坎普 Bill Camp 饰）和检察官海伦（珍妮·柏林 Jeannie Berlin 饰）则磨刀霍霍，发誓要坐实纳兹的罪名。 被人称为有着“小鹿斑比似的大眼睛”的纳兹，更要在炼狱般的牢房内接收黑暗和罪恶的洗礼……
Phai, who was raised by a single mother, one day finds a black onyx ring hidden deep among mother’s clothes. The ring became an important puzzle peice sparking a need to uncover the truth about her father, whom she’s never met or known anything about. With her best friend and shadow Ton by her side to support her, Phai sets off on a journey full of questions and uncertainty. Along the way, they meet Mengla, a man who'd also grown up with the sense of his father's absence.
Drawn together by similar pasts, the three begin piecing together clues that lead them to the Mon Bridge. What starts as a search driven by frustration and confusion slowly becomes a journey of growth. Through it, Phai begins to understand what family means, how to let go of resentment, and what it truly means to live with purpose.
