曾经在美国空军服役、获得航天工程学学位的查尔斯•法默（比利•鲍伯•松顿 Billy Bob Thornton 饰）本来有希望成为美国宇航员，但当年突发变故令他没能实现儿时就立下的航天梦想。退役后的法默闭门建造自己的火箭，要全凭一己之力飞向太空。穿着宇航服出门的法默早已是镇上的名人，但没人相信他能够成功，同时银行方面因他无力偿还贷款，频繁的以罚没他的房产与土地相威胁。法默造火箭引起了FBI的注意...
Follows Sara, who recently divorced and decided to register for a 'From Fear to Love' retreat on the Italian volcanic island of Stromboli but she is confronted with the painful past she has ...