芝加哥大学毕业的物理学家鲍里斯（拉里•戴维 Larry David 饰）自认天才，对世界及人性均极度悲观，在莫名其妙与妻子分手后跳楼自杀未遂，辞去工作搬到纽约曼哈顿城中，靠教小孩象棋为生。某晚在家门口发现了从密西西比州离家出走的天真少女美乐蒂（埃文•雷切尔•伍德 Evan Rachel Wood 饰）。美乐蒂请求鲍里斯收留，极不情愿的鲍里斯只答应让她暂住一晚，却没想到美乐蒂不仅对他的天才极度尊敬，在同龄朋友面前大加赞扬，并对自己渐生爱意。尽管有着四十多岁的年龄差异，二人仍决定结婚。不久美乐蒂的母亲玛丽埃塔（帕特里西娅•克拉克森 Patricia Clarkson 饰）被丈夫抛弃后从密西西比来访，与鲍里斯的朋友凯文（亚当•布鲁克斯 Adam Brooks 饰）一见钟情。凯文帮助玛丽埃塔成为了摄影师，但对鲍里斯不满的玛丽埃塔却想尽办法拆散他与美乐蒂……......
Ainun found out that her biological father, Abah Mulya, was actually a spiritual teacher who taught heresy and distanced himself from the Qibla. Can Ainun guide them to the right path again?...
When the harmony in a village is threatened by outside elements, two sisters must fight to save their people and restore the glory of a mermaid goddess to the land....
