曾经小有名气的画家拉斯·奥拉芬（ThureLindhardt饰）来到一处不知名小镇的艺术学校任教，似乎有意逃避曾经的风光，又似乎等待缪斯女神的再此眷顾。当地冷漠、突兀的人情让他一度无所适从，但是那个身材高大、沉默寡言同时有着较高艺术天赋的学生艾迪（DylanSmith饰）让拉斯些许找到了认同感。在校长的拜托下，拉斯同意接艾迪过来和自己居住。谁知当晚，拉斯目睹艾迪梦游出屋，生吃了小兔子。原来学校早已知情，为了留住艾迪背后的赞助源而隐瞒他的病情。与此同时，艾迪的乖张举止似乎激发了拉斯久违的创作灵感。有人被吃没什么了不起，只要你能打扫干净……

　　Andy is a writer for newspaper classifieds who has been bouncing from relationship-to-relationship since sixth grade. Throughout the film, he loses custody of his dog when his girlfriend, Cheryl, breaks up with him for another man. Andy then meets Lorna, a children's TV show host, but she is too obsessed with her own dog to commit to a relationship with Andy. She's also still smiting because her boyfriend Trevor, left her for Andy's ex, Cheryl.
　　Andy also has a fling with another woman, Keiran. Meanwhile, Cheryl takes Andy's dog to a psychiatrist, who tells her that her promiscuity is traumatizing the dog.