Separated from his family and caught in a cycle of gambling and debt, Jim has less than a day to repay a violent loan shark. His day is turned upside down when he must look after his young. Jim's relationship with his son is tested as his plans to pay back the loan fail. When his last desperate effort to repay the debt puts his son's life at risk, he must make a choice between his past and a second chance at life.
影片根據(jù)真實故改編，講述白人生阿爾佛雷德·雷拉克（阿倫·克曼 Alan Rickman飾）與黑人合作伙維文·托馬斯（斯·達(dá)夫 Mos Def飾）打破種族界限，協(xié)力作開創(chuàng)心臟手術(shù)河，成為心臟外手術(shù)先驅(qū)者的故。醫(yī)生布雷拉克事業(yè)上雄心勃勃且眼光獨特，他現(xiàn)了托馬斯在醫(yī)方面的天賦，開傳授他醫(yī)學(xué)相關(guān)知識。起先托馬用狗作為實驗對，天分過人的他快就掌握了醫(yī)學(xué)論與手術(shù)實踐上技藝。他們一起克了法洛四聯(lián)癥又稱紫紺嬰兒）可他并沒有公開馬斯為此做出的獻(xiàn)。在托馬斯因膚色而遭受不公待遇的時候，他擇了沉默。 兩人亦主亦仆、亦師友，在長達(dá)三十年的合作中，維著這份微妙的友。當(dāng)最后托馬斯于受到肯定獲獎時候，他默默的視著醫(yī)生布雷拉的畫像，淚流滿?
