In the town of Thiers, summer of 1976, teachers and parents give their children skills, love, and attention. A teacher has his first child, a single mother hopes to meet Mr. Right, another mom reaches out to Patrick, a motherless lad who is just discovering the opposite sex. Patrick befriends Julien, a new student who lives in poverty with his mother and has a terrible secret. Bruno shows his friends how to chat up girls. Sylvie stages a witty protest against her parents. Brothers give a friend a haircut. A toddler falls from a window and is unhurt. Everybody goes to the cinema. At camp, Martine catches Patrick's eye. A teacher explains: "Life is hard, but it's wonderful.。小城桦林,此时,出租司机王响做梦也没想到,他还有机会遇到一个他此生最想遇到,又最怕遇到的人。是仇人还是故人?遇到了,就得有交代,给自己,也给儿子。
小城桦林,彼时,火车司机王响意气风发,开得了二十挂的钢铁巨兽却管不好鸡毛蒜皮的三口小家,工厂摇摇欲坠,危机处处紧逼。
一包身份未明的碎尸像一块石头砸在桦林的水面上,也砸在王响的头脑里,这片涟漪一荡就是20年,荡到秋叶泛黄,从未停歇。
迷失的父亲,死亡的恋人、重逢的老友,因一个未解的谜题被困在三个不同的时代里,只为追寻一个跨越了过去、现在、未来的真相,当谜底揭开时,时空融为一体,在漫长的季节里只剩命运的挽歌。。