意大利北部工业城市拉文纳，无处不在的工厂噪音、被污染的河流、荒凉的郊外、冷清的街道，一片人间炼狱的模样。远处，一个身着绿衣的年轻女子，在巨型高耸的烟囱和吞吐着迷雾的管道中驻足。在这污浊荒废之地，她显得烦躁不安又神思恍惚。原来这个略显神经质的女人朱莉安娜（莫尼卡·维蒂 Monica Vitti饰）的丈夫正是这家冶炼厂的经理乌戈（卡洛·吉奥内蒂 Carlo Chionetti饰）。乌戈把她介绍给自己的...
A dying mother, Sarah, tells her last wish to her eldest son, Drew, that he take his younger brother, Will, to the place they were born. Despite tragic family history, hope gives promise to the future...