The film follows a family in the central Chinese city of Chongqing made up of retired policeman Li (He Xingquan), his second wife Zhang (Guan Jiangge) and their two sons from former marriages. Neither of the younger generation are doing too well, with Li’s son Jianjun (Liao Zhong) working long hours as a taxi driver, putting strain on his new marriage, and Zhang’s son Xiaolei (Xu Tao) running wild with a gang of hooligans. After Li is sent the ashes of his ex-wife, he begins the search for a new family burial plot, at the same time trying to hold their lives together.

本部纪录片由三条线索组成，对中国摇滚十年做了一次大回顾。第一条线索由寻找小珂引出。这个曾经是“做梦”乐队吉他手的漂亮男孩吴珂，曾在1990年北京轰动一时。可惊世骇俗的他，却在1996年神秘的消失了。第二条线索是有关“魔岩三杰”的前世今生。这三位在大陆摇滚乐坛中举足轻重的乐手，创造出了一个理想年代。第三条线索则是跟拍在录音棚打工的男孩小畅。当大家跟随镜头来到他的山东老家时，一群农村青年齐声高唱Beyond的《真的爱你》。 正如导演在开篇所言：由一无所有，到冷暖自知，到黑色梦中，大陆的第一代摇滚乐手创造出如流星闪耀的理想年代，旋即遇上MP3和商业主义的大环境，超女也来了，第一代也成为被背弃的一代。但崔健、窦唯、何勇、张楚这群孤独的人一点也不可耻，经历了理想破灭，过来人道出时代的精神状貌；他们如今还是不折不扣完整的音乐家，走在上帝保佑吃饱了饭的人民之前。