He is 30 and just got out of jail after 12 years of detention. She is almost 24 and has a simple life away from the city. One day, he comes to her and she let him stay with her. That's complicated when your older brother needs to get back to a normal life. Between tenderness and bursts of laughter, his anger is sometimes out of control. However, she wants to help him. As for him, he wants to meets with his sister again.
米尔德雷德(弗兰西斯·麦克多蒙德 Frances McDormand 饰)的女儿在外出时惨遭奸杀,米尔德雷德和丈夫查理(约翰·哈克斯 John Hawkes 饰)之间的婚姻因此走到了尽头,如今,她同儿子罗比(卢卡斯·赫奇斯 Lucas Hedges饰)过着相依为命的生活。一晃眼几个月过去了,案件仍然没有告破预兆,而警方似乎早已经将注意力从案子上转移了开来。 被绝望和