影片讲述了海茵茨·霍尼格饰演的父亲被检查出来患有癌症，却不愿告知自己的儿子。一次偶然的机会，医院寄来的诊断书被儿子Ben（马蒂雅斯·科布林 饰）发现，于是他便决定跟踪父亲调查他一直以来隐藏的秘密。

A failed, recluse director, Max, moves from New York City to a small seaside town after his wife's death. He struggles with his parental role over his son. Eddie, meanwhile, is becoming increasingly involved in the not-so-underground culture of drugs, promiscuous sex, and gang violence that lies there.The chasm between them seems to be growing despite Max's best efforts. Max jogs in the mornings and routinely passes a psychic. She spontaenously predicts that one night a serial killer will attack Eddie on the beach.Eddie is sampling various drugs with his friend, Smiley, and having unprotected sex. He ignores the advice of his father as a rule and seems beyond hope of redemption in the eyes of mainstream society. He shows potential for betterment when he prevents the murder of a rival gang member. Max saves Eddie from the serial killer.

影片讲诉了一个深爱自己儿子的父亲为了给儿子过一个难忘的生日。拍下儿子画下的画，为儿子制造了一个梦幻乐园••̶••