In a Southern province in Thailand, a young boy lives with his uncle and a monkey called Kapi. When the uncle dies, the boy is threatened by a real estate tycoon who wants to buy their land and turn it into a resort. The boy has to train Kapi to enter a coconut-picking competition, with their land at stake.
平凡的一天，名叫扎克利和伊森的小男孩在某公园内发生争执，前者用棍子将后者的嘴打破。这起不大不小的儿童纠纷，将两对本没有任何交集的夫妇拉到了一起。经营小百货商店的麦克·朗斯特里特（约翰·C·赖利 John C Reilly 饰）与身为作家的潘妮洛普（朱迪·福斯特 Jodie Foster 饰）是伊森的父母，他们在家中迎来扎克利的父母——律师艾伦·考温（克里斯托弗·沃尔兹 Christoph Waltz 饰）以及投资经纪人南希（凯特·温斯莱特 KateWinslet 饰）——的拜访。他们就孩子的伤害事件协商、
