故事发生于美国大萧条时期内布拉斯加的一个小镇。一位年轻寡妇11岁的儿子结识了一位神秘的外来客，此人宣称自己能通灵，具备和死人对话的能力，小镇居民的命运由此改变。

Ezekiel, a ten-year-old boy with an extraordinary hearing capability, goes every day to the forest looking for nests to steal eggs. One day, amidst the sounds of the forest, he hears the painful whining of his greyhound Maria, who is struggling between life and death.

Separated from his family and caught in a cycle of gambling and debt, Jim has less than a day to repay a violent loan shark. His day is turned upside down when he must look after his young. Jim's relationship with his son is tested as his plans to pay back the loan fail. When his last desperate effort to repay the debt puts his son's life at risk, he must make a choice between his past and a second chance at life.

How did Kurt become who he was? Why was he never elected class monitor? When did Arne come into the picture? And what happened when this dynamic duo did their military service? And Gudrun, who does she really like best? You'll find the answers in the film about Kurtan. Kurtan seems to have his fingers in everything... from the shipyard crisis to the switch to right-hand traffic... and somehow everything seems to go wrong...

离婚的吉姆因欠债被威胁，他需要在一天内凑到钱还上。而刚好这一天赶上他负责照顾跟前妻的孩子，于是吉姆把儿子带在车上，父子二人开始了凑钱路上上的奔波。吉姆是快递公司的送货员，他在送货间隙，带着孩子到酒吧赌钱，想靠横财翻身。可惜运气不佳，输了个精光。吉姆打算把车卖掉还债，但到最后关头毁约了，原来他的车是他已经去世的父亲留下的唯一纪念品。情急之下，吉姆去找他的前女友借钱，却被要求非法运货才能获得酬劳，吉姆无奈答应了下来。但在运货途中幡然悔悟，决定面对自己责任，承担后果。他意识到身边的亲人才是最重要的，他放下心结把车抵押了出去，付清了债务，和儿子骑着自行车回到了家里。

West of Eden is inspired by a true story and set in Rural New Zealand between the summer and winter of 1960. Billy’s sexual identity is a complicated one for the era and he runs into prejudice in his hometown Auckland. Because of these difficulties he decides to go somewhere where he is unknown; where he can re-invent himself. He decides to take on a job at large farm. What he discovers on the farm is the very thing he has tried to leave behind but to an even greater extent. The tension and repression is heightened further by the isolation of 1960’s rural New Zealand. He discovers that he is not the only one fighting his desires and hiding his demons.

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