Set in 1955, the story centres on both hopes and aspiration of Frank (DiCaprio) and April Wheeler (Winslet), a self-assured couple who see themselves different from the rest of the Revolutionary Hill Estates' neighbours. April, an aspiring actress who desire to move to Paris, while Frank work away all the hours at a corporate company, which he despises by drinking and having an affair. In the end, the couple's marriage slowly falls into pieces, fuelled by never ending cycles of arguments and jealousy.
