- 13-year-old Nate Foster is an unpopular Midwestern kid who entertains vivid fantasies of becoming a big Broadway musical star. In the meantime, however, Nate can't even get a decent role in his middle school's drama productions, getting cast as a tree in the chorus instead of the lead role he craves. However, when he and his best friend Libby mastermind a daring trip to New Yor...
- 艾米（娜奥米·沃茨 Naomi Watts 饰）和皮特（蒂姆·罗斯 Tim Roth 饰）是一对富有而又善良的中产夫妻，十年前，他们领养了来自非洲战乱国家厄利垂亚的一位名为卢斯（小凯文·哈里森 Kelvin Harrison 饰）的男孩，卢斯曾经被作为童兵而接受了非常残酷的军事训练，艾米和皮特坚信，良好的教育和包容的爱能够帮助他找回自己善良的本性。 一晃眼十年过去，卢斯无惊无险的成长为了一位正直有为的少年，过去在他身上刻下的烙印已经很淡了。卢斯的非裔老师哈雷特（奥克塔维亚·斯宾瑟 Octavia Spencer 饰）非常欣赏这位学生，认为他能够改变人们对于非洲国家和人种的刻板想象。
