本片讲述了小镇牧师沃尔特·古德菲勒(罗温·艾金森 Rowan Atkinson 饰)是位上帝忠实的侍奉者,他整天为教区的事忙得不可开交,还要为快要召开的牧师大会发言稿准备着。却忽视了家庭和妻子格洛里亚·古德菲勒(克里斯汀·斯科特·托马斯 Kristin Scott Thomas 饰)的感受。妻子得不到丈夫的关爱又被家庭琐事纠缠着,又担心青春期的女儿滥交男友,而懦弱的儿子在学校经常被同学们欺负。还每天晚上被邻居家狗的叫声骚扰使她心烦意乱。这时招来了管家格雷斯·霍金斯(玛吉·史密斯 Maggie Smith
While her husband is on a business trip, Gamhee meets three of her friends on the outskirts of Seoul. They make friendly conversation but there are different currents flowing independently of each other, both above and below the surface.