Written by the director himself, the story revolves around an “absent” hero: an astronaut lost in the emptiness of space. His absence is spoken about indirectly here, from planet Earth. He was the nation’s son, loved and admired by all. But he’s primarily always on the mind of his little sister Elsa, who’s the real “fully present” heroine in this story. Elsa has lived her life and her childhood by proxy, sustaining herself off the dreams and ambitions of her older brother and hero. He was her point of reference and her daily inspiration. While he floats around, somewhere up there, in the ether, Elsa also drifts, right here on Earth…

影片故事发生在当代巴黎，德国电影制作人托马斯（罗戈夫斯基饰）通过与一位名叫阿加特（阿黛尔饰）的年轻女子的激烈恋情拥抱了自己的性取向，这种冲动模糊了他与丈夫马丁（本·卫肖饰）之间的界限。当马丁开始自己的婚外情时，他成功地重新获得了丈夫的关注，同时也引起了托马斯的嫉妒。 与 矛盾的情绪作斗争，托马斯必须要么接受他婚姻的局限，要么接受这段关系已经走到尽头。