史蒂芬（阿兰·夏巴 Alain Chabat 饰）是一位小有名气的厨师，有着美满的家庭和成功的事业，俨然旁人眼中的楷模，可即便生活已经这样完美，史蒂芬的内心却依然感觉空落落的，似乎有一个无论丢进去什么都不会产生回声的黑洞存在。 　　这样的史蒂芬在网络上邂逅了名为秀（裴斗娜 饰）的男喊女艺术家，两人一见如故相谈甚欢，无论是生活里的琐事还是艺术上的追求，他们都能够产生共鸣，宛如一对灵魂伴侣。终于，史蒂芬再也无法满足于只在网络上和秀相处了，他决定前往南韩，去找秀见面。可当史蒂芬抵达韩国后，却发现秀就此失去了讯息，而他也被困在机场无法离开。

　　By 1820, Edmund Kean is the most admired Shakespearan actor. But if his art is peerless, his free lifestyle is ill thought of, particularly by the high society. Kean has fallen passionately in love with Countess Elena de Koefeld, the wife of the ambassador of Denmark. Elena loves him too but hesitates to give up her rank in society and follow Kean. On the other hand, Anna, a rich heiress who refuses to marry Lord Mewill, the husband chosen by her parents, confesses her love for Kean and decides to become an actress like him... The aristocrats, outraged by Edmund's profligate ways, decide to boycott his performances and his career is broken. Kean does not recover from such a blow and, on a stormy night, dies in Elena's arms.

　　本片根据弗洛伦斯·奥贝纳斯撰写的小说《乌斯特雷姆的码头》改编，比诺什饰演一位知名作家，她想要通过亲身体验去撰写一部有关工作状态中不安感的书。她化身成清洁女工，在工作中发现每一元钱对生活都很重要，而这是社会上很多阶级看不见的层面。当她经历过这场考验，她与一些不幸的同伴结下了真正的友谊，温暖而且快乐的关系。