We all have fantasies about fixing our lives once and for all, risking their all and getting away with it. This is the story of a group of youngsters who, as well as fantasize, get down to work. No plans of any kind and nothing to grab onto, this is how the story of these dreamers begins....
Pierre is a famous writer and explorer. But one drunken night, a terrible fall leaves him in a coma. When he wakes up, barely standing up and against everyone's advice, he decides to explore France on foot, along the smallest paths....
赛尔(萨姆·赖利 Sam Riley 饰) 是一个追寻灵感，渴望遨游的年轻作家，迪安·莫里亚蒂（加内特·赫德兰 Garrett Hedlund 饰）则是个风流率性，曾几进监狱的不安少年，还娶了16岁的浪荡姑娘玛丽露（克里斯汀·斯图尔特 Kristen Stewart 饰）为妻。然而赛尔十分喜欢迪安充满激情的生活，迪安则钦佩赛尔的风度与学识，三个迷恋自由的年轻人结识后，很快便决定抛下生活，一同行走在路上。他们一路搭便车，吸大麻，行时高歌，醉时沉思。在穿越美国东西的大道上，放浪形骸，追寻自我，燃烧青春。...
