曾经小有名气的画家拉斯·奥拉芬(Thure Lindhardt 饰)来到一处不知名小镇的艺术学校任教,似乎有意逃避曾经的风光,又似乎等待缪斯女神的再此眷顾。当地冷漠、突兀的人情让他一度无所适从,但是那个身材高大、沉默寡言同时有着较高艺术天赋的学生艾迪(Dylan Smith 饰)让拉斯些许找到了认同感。在校长的拜托下,拉斯同意接艾迪过来和自己居住。谁知当晚,拉斯目睹艾迪梦游出屋,生吃了小兔子。原来学校早已知情,为了留住艾迪背后的赞助源而隐瞒他的病情。与此同时,艾迪的乖张举止似乎激发了拉斯久违的创作灵感。 有人被吃没什么了不起,只要你能打扫干净……Lars Olafssen, once a young celebrity in the art world is slipping away fast into the land of has-beens. His long-time art dealer, Ronny, is now an ungracefully aging hipster who desperately wants his meal ticket back. But Lars refuses to paint. His creativity comes at too high a cost - his inspiration is carnage - blood, guts and limbs. Not surprisingly, this lead to a dreadful breakdown in the past. Nevertheless, an eager Ronny arranges a teaching job for Lars at an art school in Koda Lake, a small Canadian town in the middle of nowhere. It's a "therapeutic" measure for Lars - a means to conquer his need to paint in the "safety" of a country retreat... That is, until Eddie comes into his life.