This is a society free of sadness, fear, pain and loneliness. However, there is no memory, emotion, color or music here. Community leaders have the absolute power to arrange people's work, life and even emotions. Teenage Jonas (Brandon Thwaites Brenton Thwaites) is chosen to be the so-called "memory imparter", who must learn all kinds of knowledge and skills from his previous instructor (Jeff Bridges Jeff Bridges) to deal with the problems he is about to encounter. As a memory teacher, Jonas will bear the negative emotions that should have occurred in the whole society. however, while feeling the pain, Jonas also knows what happiness and love are. When the truth of this "perfect society" was presented to Jonas, he had the idea of running away. However, in this society, such an idea is absolutely forbidden.