本片改编自已故爱尔兰天才作家兼画家克里斯蒂•布朗的自传体小说。 基提（丹尼尔•戴-刘易斯 Daniel Day-Lewis 饰）天生大脑麻痹身体残疾，只有左脚能灵活如常人。他没有生活自理能力，为家里带来了很大的负担，幼时总是遭到周围孩子的嘲弄，父亲险些放弃他，而母亲（布兰达•弗里克 Brenda Fricker 饰）却一直对他悉心照顾，不离不弃。基提心理苦闷却不能用语言来表达，试图用左脚写字作画，渐渐地凭借毅力和智慧，基提越来越得到认可。母亲悄悄地为基提买了轮椅，之后他又得到了艾莲医生的免费救助。在
Two sisters living separate lives on different continents are reunited on a Mediterranean Island. The two barely have time to bond and revive family ties as Kate, the elder, meets a group of locals and agrees to an exciting ride on a hot air balloon. But
Kaaliyan has a sister who marries a young man without the permission from Kaaliyan and moves to Kolkata with her husband , where she faces unknown threats. Soon her brother Kaaliyan comes to the rescue.
