1950年,一对匈牙利夫妇Peter和Margit带着才四岁的大女儿Maria被迫从自己的国家逃到美国,却痛苦无奈地丢下才几个月的小女儿Suzanne由慈爱的养父母抚养。六年后,通过不懈的努力,美国红十字会把小女孩接到了美国洛杉矶的新家。面对着这突然的变化,不知所措的Suzanne是那么困惑、孤独、无助,长大后的Suzanne充满反叛却时时带着忧伤,她决定要回到匈牙利的布达佩斯寻访自己的过去…...A young Hungarian girl struggles to find her place in the world when she's reunited with her parents in the USA years after she was left behind during their flight from the communist country in the 1950s.