When Mother (Ellen Burstyn) suddenly refuses to get up from a display couch in a furniture store, her three estranged children (Ewan McGregor, Rhys Ifan, and Lara Flynn Boyle) must figure out the predicament.

Venice Career Golden Lion-winning auteur Ann Hui films a topic she holds most dear - poetry. Through her personal encounters with some of Hong Kong's most notable poets, she shows the topography of contemporary poetry on and of the city.