True story of a former British soldier on trial for murder in the 19th century Northwest.

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库巴和艾洛特是双松老人院里一对古稀残年的好朋友，库巴性格开朗而幽默，他不仅敢和清洁工贝拉太太调情，而且还敢在保健医生威尔茜小姐面前说一些很暧昧的话；艾洛特则不同，他整天除了散步以外，最大的变化就是他越来越严重的老年健忘症。 每个月的第一个星期天，库巴的女儿朱莉娅都会和她的丈夫彼德来看他，可每次库巴和彼德都是没谈几句就不欢而散，这让朱莉娅很为彼德抱不平，可库巴却并不以为然。另一个老朋友上校哈特里的去世在库巴和艾洛的心中引起了不同的反响，库巴表面平静，其实心里很难过。而艾洛特受此刺激后，记忆力下降到出门都不知该怎么回来。面对记忆丧失和死亡的恐惧，艾洛特惟一的精神支柱就是库巴。在库巴的帮助下，艾洛特逐渐恢复了记忆，从此两人更加形影不离、相依相伴。 精彩视点：这是一对古稀残年、相依相伴的老朋友，面对逝去的岁月和对未来的恐惧，他们以友谊相互支撑，把桑榆之情演绎得令人感动。