马克斯和里奥跟随母亲露西亚从家乡墨西哥移居到美国她说他们会过上更好的生活她还答应带他们去梦寐以求的迪斯尼乐园现实的情况却是孩子们每天被关在一个破旧狭小的房间里涂鸦等待精疲力尽的妈妈下班归来导演根据自身经历改编描绘了一幅疏离而忧伤的童年画卷以敏感而审慎的态度勾勒出多元化社会及移民问题的痛点
U Turn is a Mystery Thriller A young female reporter is upset about how people break traffic rules, she wants to do a story about it and have it published In this pursuit she finds herself struck in a police case dealing with series of murders The film is about how she tries to free herself of these accusations and also becomes part of the investigation process The rest of the film is about the mysterious deaths and how they are all interconnected with a road accident
本故事以运河文化为背景通过一对年龄相差半个世纪的忘年交在意外同处一个屋檐的机缘下由于文化背景时代差异性格习惯以及思维方式等方面带来的巨大反差及新旧矛盾一老一少在实现自己梦想的路上每一次摩擦都促进了双方对彼此的了解每一次融合都进一步加深了两个人的关系最终彼此接纳融洽互助合作在鸡飞狗跳笑泪交杂的生活中用历史更用未来的眼光反映中国新时代浪潮下每一个平凡的中国人如何生活如何守护我们自己古老的文化向世界传递和输出中国梦这是一部关于成长和寻找内心的电影故事向观众传达真善美的人生追求也颂扬了中国大地上延绵流淌奔腾至今的大运河给我们的启示运河通则国运昌
导演屠忠训在筹拍某年某月的某一天期间不幸遭遇车祸身亡张艾嘉毛遂自荐续拍影片并改名为旧梦不须记
