Barnaby and Maxine Pierce, an embattled married couple in Connecticut, are on the verge of divorce. Their son is getting married in California and they decide to drive across the country to attend. Along the way, as they visit family and friends, they reflect on their tattered relationship and the events that transpired to create the estrangement.

分离多年的妹妹艾米莉和哥哥雅各布再次相见。他们的父母已经过世，艾米莉和男友安德里亚斯接管了家族企业，但是企业负债累累。雅各布现在是一个职业滑雪选手，他经常待在父母在瑞士阿尔卑斯山留给他们的度假屋。多年来艾米莉和哥哥刻意保持着距离，但是为了说服哥哥卖掉度假屋，她还是决定和男友在度假屋待一段时间。脱离了商业的喧嚣，在辽阔而原始的高山下，艾米莉的内心起了波澜……

A year after the death of his paternal grandmother at the age of 101, filmmaker Martin Villeneuve brings her back to life using a special talent.