两兄弟经常跟父亲一起钓鱼。潺潺河水，静静午后，成了父子间最难忘的时刻。父亲是一个老牧师，经常在镇上布道，大儿子诺曼（克莱格•谢佛 Craig Sheffer 饰）正是继承了父亲的事业——他擅长讲课，大学毕业后回到家乡传道授业。小儿子保罗（布拉德•皮特 Brad Pitt 饰）却有着迥异的性格——他热爱自由，有一套独特的钓鱼方法。然而，令人担心的是他迷上了赌博，并因此欠钱遭打梁朝伟　　诺曼结婚后...

　　10-year-old Harriet dreams of leaving her home, where she doesn't feel she's needed by her mother and sister Gwen. When her mother dies in a car accident, she really starts to make plans for...