Based on the internationally best-selling novel by Jonas Jonasson, the unlikely story of a 100-year-old man who decides it's not too late to start over. For most people it would be the adventure of a lifetime, but Allan Karlsson's unexpected journey is not his first. For a century he's made the world uncertain, and now he is on the loose again.
In 1965, Bob Crane, who had achieved some earlier success as a television supporting actor, was working as a successful morning radio DJ at KNX Los Angeles. Despite enjoying his work, photography (especially of the female form) and drumming, Crane wanted to be a movie star. So it was with some reluctance that he accepted the title starring role in a new television sitcom called...
大卫(詹姆斯·麦斯登 James Marsden 饰)是一位小有名气的剧作家,为了能有更好的创作环境,大卫携爱妻艾米(凯特·波茨沃斯 Kate Bosworth 饰)回到了风景宜人的南方老家。老家清新的空气和闲散的生活让两个疲惫的城市人感到十分的新奇,而在这靓丽的风景之下,原住民们对这对初来乍到的夫妻却并不能算得上友好。
秉着息事宁人的态度,大卫对来自外界的种种歧视选择了默默忍受,甚至在妻子被一名当地的建筑工人设计强暴之后,他也只是希望能够大事化小小事化了。可是,大卫的一味忍让换来的却是变本加厉的欺负,当一群“野蛮人”试图闯入他家时,曾经懦弱的大卫选择了拿起武器,为了保卫自己最后的家园而战。