意大利新现实主义的代表作,但因其反应现实的力度致使当时的意大利政府采取了全面封杀的态度,结果使这部片子的知名度大幅度降低,但本片无论从表现手法,还是演员表演,到对社会,人性的刻画揭露,无不表现出深厚的功力和艺术水准,其成就足以使它超越《偷自行车的人》成为新现实主义的巅峰之作。讲述四兄妹离家各过各的生活突然有一天同时回到家里发生的故事,这是一部为了唤醒现代子女意识到父母的珍贵,关于现时代操心劳累的父母的故事。。When Taryn, a Northern Irish runaway, finds herself in trouble in Ocean City, MD, she seeks refuge with her aunt and uncle in Baltimore. But Kim and Bill have problems of their own: they're trying to handle the end of their marriage gracefully for the sake of their daughter Abby, just home from her first year of college. A story of family revelations, people finding each other ...。