After losing his job at a publishing firm, Immanuel, joins a private insurance company, where he struggles to meet targets. Soon he is exposed to the ruthless inner workings of his new company, which follows various unethical practices and denies several of his clients' claims on flimsy grounds.

This film is a portrait of the most celebrated citizen of Koenigsberg, the greatest philosopher and humanist of the Age of Enlightenment Immanuel Kant. The purpose of the film is to refute popular idea of the philosopher's life as of a tedious one with no significant events; to convincingly prove deep and true relationship between the life and philosophical ways of the brilliant scientist and an extraordinary man.

上帝真的与我们同在么？刘权并不相信这些蠢话，然而独自抚养他长大的独身母亲却是虔诚的教徒。因此他离开了这个令他厌烦的家庭，甚至没去参加母亲刘丽的葬礼。如今，他的生活已经摇摇欲坠，需要母亲的遗产来偿还债务。于是这年冬天，他不得不回家。等待他的是母亲生前的好友，他母亲遗嘱的执行人，他从小就看不上的老好人胡科学。两个人别别扭扭地共同经历了一天久违的家庭生活，也因为和这个女人共同的羁绊，两人的关系开始发生了微妙转变。

本片改编自德昆西写于1850年代的散文（《康德晚年及其他散文》），展现了康德去世前最后几年的生活。电影聚焦于这位伟大的哲学家那怪异的、强迫性的生活习惯，较少涉及他的哲学思想。全片最戏剧性的情节是，服侍了康德三十年的仆人突然决定离开。