女主角法兰西丝是新近守寡的摄影师,正陷于是否要移民外国而烦恼。她的母亲艾丝蓓是个性倔强的老太太,宁愿独自穿越寒冬雪地到女儿家也要来干涉女儿的生活。她的十六岁儿子亚历则开始意识到异性的吸引力,跟邻家女孩妮塔初尝禁果滋味。The film centers on four pairs - Frances is a recent widow who wants to get away from Scotland to Australia with her teenage son Alex to escape her memories, arrival of her old mother Elspeth makes her reconsider her decision. Alex approaches his first sexual experience with neighbour girl Nita. Chloe and Lily are two old women who like to attend strangers' funerals and Tom with Sam are two schoolboys who skip school to play on the beach and talk.