Follows a man who, 37 years ago, was kicked off his collegiate football team for an altercation. Now at 59, he still carries that burden. He decides to go back to school to get his degree and try out for the team to redeem his past.

影片设定在1969-1974年，电影明星马龙·白兰度在大溪地买了一个不宜居的小小岛屿，希望逃离忙碌的影星生活，向世界展示如何获得持续性。为此，白兰度说服籍籍无名但满怀理想主义的洛杉矶建筑师Bernard Judge，请他走出稳定的生活，一起来到小岛，努力把那里建设成为世界上第一个真正的可持续生态度村。