影片聚焦苏格兰精神病专家罗纳德·戴维·莱因(R. D. Laing)，他对患有精神障碍病症的患者采用了多种勇敢大胆的治疗方式，在60年代获得了极高的赞誉。他创造了将麦角酸酰二乙胺融入实验中、最终形成一种名叫“Metanoia”治愈形式的革新方法，在当时的医疗界引起轩然大波及无数论战，也彻底地改变了人们看待心理健康问题的观念和态度。
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.
