女孩自幼失去双亲，与外婆相依度日，外婆离世后被亲戚赶出家门，流落街头时，被老巷口独居的老木匠收留，当作亲孙女照看。老人的侄女起初疑心女孩另有所图，心怀成见，相处日久渐渐放下芥蒂。数年后女孩考入重点大学，侄女也成家立业，一家人其乐融融，尽享天伦。

The film is reminiscent of "Gosciminska" by virtue of both analogy and a reversal. Both films are based on a written text - a colloquially worded document written and read out by the protagonist, which initially takes form of curriculum vitae, but as it progresses begins to sound more like a letter of complaint. The protagonist's account spans from the pre-war to the post-war period. What is reversed is the relationship accounts and the film footage illustrating them. The unique method of editing archive material is particularly worthy of note. As each take is replayed a number of times the footage looses its credibility.

In front of a building, five carpenters are working on woodworking machines.

五十岁生日当天，老木匠林守山捧着一碗冷透的长寿面，被儿子儿媳无情地赶出了家门。半生为家操劳，换来的却是众叛亲离，他心灰意冷，唯有一把磨得发亮的旧刨子不离不弃。他在老街租下一间破败的小铺，重拾荒废多年的手艺。一刀一凿皆见功夫，一榫一卯尽是匠心，他的手艺很快惊艳了全城。从修复老街危楼到修缮百年祖宅，林守山用双手重新赢得了尊重。当儿子终于看清自己的浅薄，带着全家悔悟道歉，老木匠选择了原谅。更让他欣慰的是，年轻的后辈主动登门学艺，濒临失传的老手艺，终于有了新的传人。

老木匠陈守墨去女儿公司旗下门店取货，遭店员羞辱撕图、踩碎外孙女做的木兔子。女儿陈砚秋——砚棠家具CEO赶到，发现这是二十年前背叛师门的徒弟徐建军设的局，意图吞并公司。陈砚秋将计就计收集证据，直播锯木验真让父亲手艺封神，最终在董事会上将徐建军及其贪腐链一网打尽，重开父亲木器铺，让手艺精神薪火相传。

善良木匠宋海山娶了饱受村里人欺凌的“白毛寡妇”林娇。 洞房夜新娘摘下假发，揭开了她被村霸残害毁容的惊天秘密。 为了给妻子讨回公道，宋海山挺身而出怒惩恶霸，随后带妻远走南方求生。

A carpenter, who was executed in the electric chair, comes back to finish his dream house, now inhabited by a young married couple.

Family hiding in Roman Egypt. Son known as 'the Boy' doubts guardian 'the Carpenter', rebelling with mysterious powers. As he uses abilities, they face natural and divine horrors.