经历了一场可怕的遭遇后，一位小镇女子向疏远的哥哥借了钱，独自一人踏上穿越西德克萨斯州的旅程，寻求紧急医疗救助。一路上，她既遭遇了善意，也感受到了残酷…
在一个安静的海边小村里，活泼好动的小女孩小葵有很多梦想，她既渴望和朋友们玩耍，又渴望帮助母亲红菊表演“茂腔”戏。由于小葵的父亲从海上失踪，红菊独自承担起支撑家庭的重担。她最闪亮的一刻就是登上舞台，成为一名茂腔演员。但现在，由于很少有人对传统戏剧感兴趣，加上小葵生病，他们的生活突然陷入动荡。虽然这部电影描绘了不可避免的痛苦和失落时刻，但它的真正主题是恢复力--我们如何从这样的时刻中恢复过来。就像飘浮在村庄周围的气球，希望出海的人能平安归来，痛苦在他们的生活中无处不在，但彼此对幸福的美好祝愿也是如此。
Declan has had no luck with the holidays: his girlfriend Stephanie broke up with him on the way to Christmas dinner. He's managed to keep it secret until New Year's Day, when his car breaks down and his sister Rachel shows up to help him fix it. Crumbling under her relentless curiosity, Declan is now on a crash course to confront the poor decisions of his life.
