在美国南方的一个家庭里，他们以养蜂为其事业，在恬静的乡村生活中这个家庭所面临的问题却是其他人无法了解的，尤利面对他的家人就好像养育他的蜜蜂属一样，他不辞辛劳，只为了能让家人过得更好。

Ulee是一名越南战争老兵，在佛罗里达州以养蜂为生。Ulee的家庭并不幸福，妻子病逝好几年，他至今未从悲痛中走出，儿子Jimmy在监狱里服刑，儿媳妇Helen离家出走，丢下两个女儿由Ulee抚养。所幸Ulee生性隐忍达观，生活还算平静稳定。Ulee从Jimmy口中得知，Helen由于与一群毒贩混在一起，在苦海中不能自拔。Ulee立刻出发去救出Helen，才发现原来控制Helen的人正是当年Jimmy的抢劫同伙，如果不把抢劫所得的十万美元还给他们，他们可能就会对Jimmy的两个女儿下手。与此同时，Ulee还必须帮Helen戒毒，幸好一位邻居，离异护士Connie向焦头烂额的他伸出了援手……

这是一部关于家庭，道义和痛苦的含蓄的影片。Peter Fonda由于塑造了Ulee这一以德报怨，正直坚忍的人物形象而获当年金球奖最佳男主角并获奥斯卡最佳男主角奖提名。导演Victor Nunez的叙事方式平实稳健，稍嫌缓慢但不失力度。

花絮

在整个拍摄过程中，彼得·方达在一直戴着他父亲（亨利·方达）的手表。

彼得·方达的父亲亨利·方达有一段时间他的演艺生涯一直是业余养蜂人。

对白

Ulysses Ulee Jackson：The bees and I have an understanding. I take care of them, and they take care of me.

Ulee Jackson：You'll pay for the rest of your life for being a jackass.

Casey Jackson：Yeah, well, it's better than dying of boredom.

Connie Hope：Me, I'm divorced TWICE No kids, fortunately. I guess, fortunately.

Ulysses Ulee Jackson：We don't ask outsiders for help.

Penny Jackson：See, sometimes the bees get confused, and run away -- that's them there on the tree. But they don't really want to be gone, and they're happy when someone holds them back into they're home. But you got to keep calm and don't panic when they sting, 'cause they don't mean nothing by 信息技术

Connie Hope：You are almost a good man, Ulee Jackson, but you try too hard.

Ulysses Ulee Jackson：There's all kinds of weakness in the world, not all of it is evil. I forget that from time to 时间

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