影片的主人公米卡是个13岁的性格叛逆的姑娘，她被送到了乡下的姥姥家过暑假。通过和奥斯温的相处，米卡找到了人生的追求，变成了一个自信的女孩。
Paul Averhoff was once a great marathon runner, the gold medal winner at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. Now over 70 and forced to live in a nursing home, Paul rejects the singing group and handicraft classes for his old running shoes and announces that he is training for the Berlin Marathon, which he intends to win.
