When a young soldier leaves for a mountain biking excursion, he meets the girl of his dreams as well as a group of violent locals who want to see them dead at any cost.

赵涛暂离开贾樟柯镜头下的蜕变中国，来到意大利基奥贾的渔村打磨坚韧、看到荒谬。她是移民负债的丽，独留儿子在大陆，人生一点也不「顺利」，与来自斯洛伐克会说押韵短句的老渔民Bepi孤独地发展出「诗人」友情，俗世目光却看成为不伦之爱，中国蛇头更以有辱国民身份之名进一步剥削。丽的原型来自导演小时候寄住基奥贾姨母家楼下咖啡馆一个中国藉…