Basson has five days to make it to his father's funeral in Cape Town, but needs to complete certain tasks on this trip before he can call the family company his own. On the road he meets free-spirited bohemian girl, Amory. As they journey across the breathtaking landscape of South Africa, they meet wonderful characters that allow for hilarious moments and life-changing experiences. Their trip takes a sudden turn for the worst when a villainous figure makes an appearance. Basson and Amory are faced with disappointment and heartache. On the road called life, it is inevitable that you will take some wrong turns. But no matter how hard the road might be, on route to true love is where you will find your true north.
1981年，艾滋作為一種前所未見的免疫統(tǒng)缺陷疾病在紐約出。由于它集中發(fā)生在同性戀當(dāng)中，所以在時(shí)又被稱為“同志病。內(nèi)德（馬克·魯弗 Mark Ruffalo 飾）是一個(gè)激進(jìn)的同志作家，當(dāng)他著朋友紛紛死去以及府的不作為時(shí)，義憤膺的他發(fā)起了男同健危機(jī)組織， 呼吁政府和社會(huì)公眾對這場即爆發(fā)的大瘟疫給予重。半身癱瘓的女醫(yī)生瑪（朱莉婭·羅伯茨 Julia Roberts 飾）是少數(shù)從一開始就高度警猼訑艾疫情的的醫(yī)護(hù)人員，是內(nèi)德重要的異性戀友。在運(yùn)動(dòng)中內(nèi)德認(rèn)了紐約時(shí)報(bào)記者菲尼斯（馬修·波莫 Matt Bomer 飾），兩人陷入如火如的熱戀。然而菲尼克最終也被確診感染，痛的內(nèi)德惟有愛人和業(yè)兩線作戰(zhàn)。健康危組織的主席布魯斯（勒·克奇 Taylor Kitsch 飾）雖然是內(nèi)德最好的友，然而深柜的他行風(fēng)格與好斗的內(nèi)德截相反。執(zhí)行董事湯米吉姆·帕森斯 Jim Parsons 飾）一直試圖平衡兩人卻無法消弭越來越大分歧，一場決裂迫在睫。而此刻已是艾滋美國蔓延的第四個(gè)年...... HBO電視電影《平常的心改編自托尼獎(jiǎng)同名戲，作者拉里·克萊默身經(jīng)歷了80年代的艾滋風(fēng)暴，他以自己為型，將紐約同性戀人以及艾滋病人的生活感悟?qū)戇M(jìn)劇本。電影但描繪了早期艾滋運(yùn)的真實(shí)和復(fù)雜面貌，且呈現(xiàn)了同志爭取權(quán)的曲折與必要性。無身處怎樣的時(shí)代和環(huán)，去愛、去追求愛都該與生俱來的權(quán)利?
