Nick Maud (James Gandolfini), a bridge builder, is middle-aged and is getting tired of the same and boring life. Sexy and unrestrained redhead Tula (Kate Winslet Kate Winslet) breaks into Nick's world at the right time, his passion is rekindled and he is madly infatuated with this unpredictable beauty. Nick's wife Katie (Susan Sarandon) is a stoic wife and mother who supports the family by cutting clothes and takes care of her husband and three rebellious daughters. Katie was disappointed by Nick's affair, and the ensuing quarrel pushed their marriage to the brink of breakdown. Walking around, stop and go, when the dewy marriage disappeared, Nick woke up and missed the warmth of starting a family.