一家疗养院里,年逾古稀的犹太人古特曼先生(克里斯托弗·普卢默 Christopher Plummer 饰)呻吟着从睡梦中醒来。他的记忆正在消退,连妻子不久前去世的事也险些忘记。不过妻子的离开似乎也帮他卸去最后一点儿牵挂,他在朋友的帮助下,从养老院偷偷跑出。古特曼的身上携带着朋友写的信,上面记载着他沿途需要注意的事项以及此行最大的目的。几经辗转,他终于找到了名叫鲁迪·克兰德的老人。对方年轻时曾是参与过二战的德国士兵,家族的血海深仇驱使着古特曼先生不远万里追踪仇人。
This story starts in Italy very briefly, a young soccer player mother dies and the boy is forced to live in North America with Friends of the Mother. Burt Young is the Coach of the local team which help the young boy along while he deals with adjusting to