35-year-old Jean still lives with his mother in a small village in Corsica and works as a cook in the family's restaurant. His future, to his great despair, is all mapped out: he'll take over the restaurant. But one day Nora, a young and forceful woman, is thrown into the sea from a racing yacht. She washes up on the beach at Jean's feet - adventure has at last knocked at his door.

When Jeanne, the recognized sous chef of the Ritz Paris, discovers her son has been kidnapped, she must make some difficult decisions.

1967年，来自苏联的联盟号飞船在火星登陆任务中失联。时间线回到现在，欧洲航空局与亿万富翁迈耶联合发起的首次载人登陆火星计划有条不紊的准备在十天后进行发射。由于原本作为其中成员之一的心理学家发生意外，珍妮成为了尤利西斯任务中新的一员。历时十个月的航空飞行，机组成员之前的关系变得复杂，大家的心理状况对于登陆火星任务并不可观。屋漏偏逢连夜雨，就在着陆的前一天，机组全员得知来自美国的杰灵一号飞船虽然采用了最先进的技术，但在几天前着陆火星的时候失去了联络。并且留给世人的最后录像中，美国宇航员让大家不要去救他们也不要来火星。尤利西斯号决定继续执行任务，却在准备进入大气层时遇到了技术问题，指挥官马丁独自到飞船外解决。虽然飞船最终成功...