薩羅(戴?帕特爾 Dev Patel 飾)和妹妹、哥哥以母親過著相為命的生活雖然貧窮艱,但一家人一起相互扶,日子過得然溫暖而又滿了歡樂。次偶然中,羅同哥哥在車站走散了誤打誤撞之,薩羅登上一列開往加各答的火車在那里,薩成為了露宿頭的流浪兒并最終被送了收容所。運(yùn)的薩羅被自澳大利亞約翰(大?文翰 David Wenham 飾)和蘇(妮?基德曼 Nicole Kidman 飾)夫婦兩養(yǎng)了,在兩愛的教養(yǎng)下薩羅成長為前途無量的為青年。在校里,薩羅逅了名為露(魯妮·瑪 Rooney Mara 飾)的女生,兩人很快到了一起。次派對中,自家鄉(xiāng)的食勾起了薩羅過去的回憶他萌生出了到家鄉(xiāng)尋找人的念頭?豆?
A true indie film through and through, Elephants takes an authentic look at a modern relationship in a "slice of life" style, peeling away intimate layers to ask the question: how do you know when someone's right for you or rather, when it's time to move on? After a three year stint in prison, the charming but hot-headed Lee Riley returns to Los Angeles to win back the girlfriend he left behind, alluring and headstrong Kate Caldwell. Despite having moved on and grown into an independent woman, Kate agrees to let him stay while he looks for an apartment and soon enough, the pair falls back into their old patterns, losing themselves in an ardent relationship once more. Yet, as the free-spirited nature of their romance starts to tear down the life Kate has built, she finds herself losing her new identity but unable to let Lee go. Likewise, Lee starts to wonder if the buoyant memories from their past are preventing him from growing up and being something more.