西恩(亚当·加西亚 Adam Garcia 饰)和米切尔(萨姆·沃辛顿 Sam Worthington 饰)两兄弟同在钢铁厂打工,每天都过着按部就班的生活,这样的日复一日令这两个正值壮年的小伙子感到非常的窒息。 西恩个性活泼,且极具跳舞的天赋,他相信,自己不可能一辈子都被埋没在钢铁厂里,总有一天他能够走出去,让全世界都看到自己耀眼的舞姿。而米切尔则比较现实,他觉得什么都不如赚钱来的稳妥,西恩与其将精力花费在不切实际的幻想之中,不如和自己一起做生意。渐渐地,志趣并不相同的两兄弟之间产生了隔阂,而当一个美丽的女人出现在他们的生命里后,兄弟两人的关系再度受到了强力的挑战。
At Christine's funeral, her foster son suddenly shows up, a grown-up man with whom the family has been out of contact for quite some time. He brought a letter, stating that Christine wants to be buried in Wentelen, to the bewilderment of her biological children, and even more so to that of her husband. In addition to that, all the relatives are surprised that the foster son of Christine apparently maintained a correspondence with Christine. Nevertheless, Christine's last wish is respected, and they decided to bury her in Wentelen, and wish to do so traditionally, meaning walking behind the hearse. During a walk of several days, all the relatives (foster sisters, foster father, alleged friends and real ones, the foster son, lovers) have enough time to get to know each other better. Because in the end they have no other conclusion than that nobody really knew anyone. Old intrigues are dug up, the foster sisters finally learn why the foster brother just disappeared from the family, and they can begin to develop a real image of the mother. Once Christine's final resting place is reached and she is buried, all family ties, good and bad, are shaken around.