人说,四十不惑。但四十二岁的边亮(黄渤 饰)却猛然间发现自己的困惑越来越多,令他手足无措。这一年,生活中的危机接踵而至。作为积极要求进步突破的父亲,遭遇了性格恬静淡泊的儿子(荣梓杉 饰)的抵抗;事业深陷瓶颈又让他的前进计划严重受阻。紧接着,一直以为平顺美满的家庭,居然也在这不惑之年出现了骤变的端倪。边亮突然发现自己人生四十多年来积攒的智慧和经验已不够应付种种问题,甚至他曾经应对生活的方式也似乎全部都错了。边亮感到惆怅迷惑且无力,但作为一个有责任心的中年人,他无法停下,只能一边艰难前行,一边努力寻找着解决问题的办法。最终,当过去的生活被打碎重组后,边亮与妻子(梅婷 饰)、儿子和亲友们和解,也找到了打开生活的正确方式。
Turning 40 should be a year when everything is falling into place; however, the 42-year-old Bian Liang is completely at a loss. As a father who actively seeks breakthroughs, he encounters hurdles in his quiet and indifferent son and has reached a bottleneck in his career.
In his forties, Bian Liang (Huang Bo) who has always felt that everything was smooth-sailing for his family is caught by surprise now that they're facing a crisis. Suddenly, all the wisdom and experience he has accumulated over the past 40 years of his life are no longer enough for him to deal with various problems and even his past methods seem to have been wrong. Despite feeling confused and powerless, Bian Liang being a responsible middle-aged man can only move forward hard while trying to find a solution. When everything in his past is shattered and he has to pick up the pieces, Bian Liang learns to reconcile with his wife, son, relatives and friends, and finds the right way to live.