Ellie, a recovering drug addict, has just moved to a new city with her two teenage children. She has struggled to stay sober in the past and is determined to make it work this time, finding a stable job and regularly attending her meetings. Unfortunately, new friends, a new job, and the chance of a new life, cant keep Ellie from slipping once again. Her life changes when she meets Christopher - a different kind of addict - which forces her daughter and son to accept a new version of Ellie.

本片按照育碧软件公司2003年的同名电子游戏改编。十五年前，孤儿达斯坦（杰克·吉伦哈尔 Jake Gyllenhaal 饰）在阛阓上因勇敢好战被波斯国王收养进宫。十五年后，长年夜成人的达斯坦随两位哥哥和叔父（本·金斯利 Ben Kingsley 饰）出征，奇袭圣城阿拉姆特，并获得国王许婚，将阿拉姆特公主塔米娜（杰玛·阿特登Gemma Arterton 饰）许配与他。达斯坦无意中获得了塔米娜公主全力以赴庇护的“时之砂”匕首，却被诬告迫害老国王，被迫流亡。为了洗清罪名，同时确保伟年夜的波斯帝国不至于沉溺堕落他手，达斯坦勒迫塔米娜公主与他一同进进了污名昭著的“奴隶谷”，粉碎了阿马尔酋长（阿尔弗雷德·莫里纳 Alfred Molina 饰）的鸵鸟年夜赛。在老国王的葬礼上，达斯坦终究发现了幕后凶手，而塔米娜公主也终将有关“时之砂”的奥秘据实以告……