A new pastor arrives in a stark Vermont village and is intrigued by crippled, misshapen Ethan Frome living on an isolated, hardscrabble farm with his sickly wife Zeena.。Based on the best-selling novel by David Guterson. After losing his wife of many years, retired heart surgeon Ben Givens learns that he has cancer and takes his beloved dog back to his boyhood home in Eastern Washington, determined to end his life on his own terms. Ben's journey, though, takes an unexpected turn, and soon becomes an adventure that shows him the way back to love...。本片由一起车祸展开,通过一个女人对死去丈夫许下承诺后,为坚守这份承诺而不懈努力、拼搏的经历,讲述了她在现实生活与道德抉择中,如何以坚韧、执着与善良的人格品质,在面对内心挣扎与外界困境时坚守自我的故事。影片传递了人与人之间诚信守诺的传统美德,也旨在通过故事弘扬人类生活中的真善美。。