藏历新年之夜，从寺院放假回家的小僧人桑吉，在电视中偶然看到了一位风度翩翩的藏族歌手，一首老歌让桑吉想起了自己已经去世的爷爷。 　　次日，在父亲陪同他去买僧人靴时，在僧人商店门外看到一张演唱会的海报，而那位他所仰慕的歌手，也恰在其中。拿着新鞋回到寺院后的桑吉，整日漫不经心，琢磨着如何才能凑到演唱会的门票钱，而这个小心思，被睿智的师父识破...... 　　On the eve of the Tibetan New Year, Saanji, a youthful monk back from the monastery, caught sight of a Tibetan songstress on television. The haunting melody of the old song she performed stirred memories of Saanji's late grandfather within him. 　　The following day, as his father accompanied him to purchase new monk's boots, he noticed a concert poster hanging outside the monk's shop. To young Saanji's delight, the singer was the star of the upcoming show. Upon his return to the monastery with his new boots, Saanji found himself consumed by thoughts of how to gain the money for the coveted concert tickets. Unbeknownst to him, his wise master keenly observed this contemplation...

阿珍（潘虹 饰）是一名纺织厂女工，在改革开放的狂潮之下，她下岗了。之后，阿珍好不容易在一家服装厂找到了工作，但是她根本没办法适应外资企业那种严苛的管理方式。终于，在一次恶意的体罚中，阿珍选择了反抗，最终离开了服装厂。 　　在这个节骨眼上，阿珍发现自己相恋多年的丈夫有了外遇，在丢掉了工作的同时，阿珍的家庭也破碎了。四十岁的阿珍，就这样在毫无社会经验的情况下，一下子被丢到了历史的洪流之中，在她最困难的时候，一个名叫谷凌的男人出现在了她的生活里。谷凌的出现，不仅给与了阿珍很多切实的帮助，还重新唤起了阿珍对于感情的渴望。

TOM (Tom Payne) handsome and intelligent has been awarded a fellowship at Colombia University. At just nineteen he is popular and caring and has everything going for him but one thing, his father, WOODS (Tommy Flanagan). Forty something with schizophrenic tendencies and an unquenchable thirst for cigarettes and alcohol, Woods is a complex character who is sometimes repulsive, other times sensitive and loving. Their home is the city, where Woods frequents only the darkest of places. Barking at Trees is a moving, tragic and sometime humorous portrayal of a man's heartbreak and loss, the love of his two boys, their love for each other and their struggle against the system.

TOM (Tom Payne) handsome and intelligent has been awarded a fellowship at Colombia University. At just nineteen he is popular and caring and has everything going for him but one thing, his father, WOODS (Tommy Flanagan). Forty something with schizophrenic tendencies and an unquenchable thirst for cigarettes and alcohol, Woods is a complex character who is sometimes repulsive, other times sensitive and loving. Their home is the city, where Woods frequents only the darkest of places. Barking at Trees is a moving, tragic and sometime humorous portrayal of a man's heartbreak and loss, the love of his two boys, their love for each other and their struggle against the system.

妹妹江放歌性情率真，为人仗义，梦想是成为糕点师，而姐姐江晨音的理想是嫁个有钱人。江放歌为帮前男友筹集欠款到处奔波，偶遇因逃婚来本市的富二代季风，两人相爱并很快结婚。季风决心将婚事告知父母之时，却突发车祸昏迷。江放歌找不到季风，又发现自己怀孕了，姐姐江晨音劝她生下孩子。江放歌十月怀胎生子，姐姐和孩子却失踪了。1年后，江放歌再遇季风，也找到了姐姐，然而真相让她很痛心。姐姐当初利用孩子的谎言进入季家，希能嫁给季风，未料季风醒来后失忆，对她十分排斥，他心中恋恋不忘的还是江放歌。江晨音多次伤害妹妹，最后失去了一切。而江放歌重情重义，以德报怨，逆境中勇敢追求自己的梦想，不但有了自己的事业也收获了美满婚姻。

妹妹江放歌性情率真，为人仗义，梦想是成为糕点师，而姐姐江晨音的理想是嫁个有钱人。江放歌为帮前男友筹集欠款到处奔波，偶遇因逃婚来本市的富二代季风，两人相爱并很快结婚。季风决心将婚事告知父母之时，却突发车祸昏迷。江放歌找不到季风，又发现自己怀孕了，姐姐江晨音劝她生下孩子。江放歌十月怀胎生子，姐姐和孩子却失踪了。1年后，江放歌再遇季风，也找到了姐姐，然而真相让她很痛心。姐姐当初利用孩子的谎言进入季家，希能嫁给季风，未料季风醒来后失忆，对她十分排斥，他心中恋恋不忘的还是江放歌。江晨音多次伤害妹妹，最后失去了一切。而江放歌重情重义，以德报怨，逆境中勇敢追求自己的梦想，不但有了自己的事业也收获了美满婚姻。

一群性格尖酸的小鸟集聚在电线上，唧唧喳喳吵个不停。 　　不速之客大笨鸟的到来打破了他们的争吵，小鸟们突然团结起来，一致对外，对大笨鸟冷嘲热讽，甚至打算齐心合力把它排挤出去。可就在成功在即之时，意外发生了......

美丽女孩瑞茜·霍尔登（佐伊·丹斯切尔 Zooey Deschanel 饰）心中怀有表演的梦想，为此她从密歇根州的老家来到大都会纽约，靠着自己的勤奋取得了些许成就。她的父亲丹（埃德·哈里斯 Ed Harries 饰）曾是一名知名作家，却因爱妻之死而将近二十年再未执笔。瑞茜 和父亲的关系颇为冷淡，父女二人分别多年几无联系。某晚，演出完毕的瑞茜迎来一位不速之客，她叫劳瑞·兰斯基（艾米·麦迪甘 Amy Madigen 饰），是一个以编书为生的女人。劳瑞对丹当年写给爱妻的情书极为感兴趣，她希望瑞茜能够提供这些情书。 　　虽然实现了演员的梦想，但是瑞茜仍为生计所迫。在丰厚报酬的诱惑下，她决定返回阔别七年之久的老家，却未曾想到这是一次改变人生的旅程……

A man is fired from his job. Having no more options, he decides to go find work abroad, leaving behind his wife and daughter. Months pass and his family hear no word from him. A stranger, a mechanic, arrives in town in search of work. His eyes wander to the beautiful young woman whom he hears no longer has a husband. A struggle to survive of a generation torn between wanting to leave its country yet bound by blood to home. Written by Gordon Spragg

Middle Ural, winter. A time of silence and hibernation. The bright future is anticipated yet covered with a thick layer of snow, hidden by the blizzard. Spring and summer lie somewhere very far, beyond the obliterating winter.