A broken man finds the one thing he can't live without only to lose it. He can't bring back the woman he loves, but he can cover the ground with the blood of his enemy. "OCTOPUS POT" syndrome - the Japanese call it Takotsubo syndrome - when stressful events cause the heart to balloon and distort, causing it to look like a traditional fishing trap. It scars and weakens the heart...。37岁的拉菲(乌玛•瑟曼 饰)不久前离异了,伤心难过的她向心理医生丽莎(梅丽尔•斯特里普 饰)倾诉心事。一次偶遇,她认识了23岁的小伙子达夫(布莱恩•加连保格 饰),他迅速爱上了拉菲。由于年龄上的差异,使拉菲心存顾忌。此间,拉菲常常与心理医生丽莎提及男友的事,丽莎给了她很多鼓励与支持,才让拉菲决定与达夫开展新恋情。
丽莎也遇到了儿子给予的难题,儿子爱上了一个比自己年长的女人,更没想到的是她的儿子——达夫爱上的是自己的病人拉菲……。