A couple living in a Los Angeles suburb is compelled to take dangerous actions when they discover the police officer that has just murdered an unarmed motorist is their next door neighbor....
本片根据纽约市的英籍神经医师奥利佛·萨克斯（Oliver Sacks）的同名回忆录改编。1969年，羞怯内向但对实验充满热忱的脑科医生马尔科姆·塞尔（罗宾·威廉姆斯 Robin Williams 饰）来到纽约市布朗克斯区一家医院，对院内的强直性昏厥证患者进行治疗。在护士埃莉诺（朱莉·卡夫娜 Julie Kavner 饰）的帮助和鼓励下，塞尔医生对病人大胆用药，使一群昏厥几十年的患者重获新生，尤其对患者伦纳德·洛（罗伯特·德尼罗 Robert De Niro）效果尤为明显。但令人意外的是，患者们在苏醒后不久，又纷纷出现了病情恶化的趋势……...
Constance works for an independent radio station where she broadcasts sound creations of political character. She lives with Eugene, an aspiring writer, voluntarily withdrawn from the outside world....
