In a story told from two different perspectives, Will Bird recounts the events which led to him being in a coma, while his niece Annie recounts her attempt to help to revive him from his coma.
狱监保罗（汤姆汉克斯 Tom Hanks 饰）这天迎来了一位不平凡的杀人犯――约翰考夫利（迈克克拉克邓肯 Michael Clarke Duncan 饰）。约翰因杀了两名幼女被判死刑来到了这座著名的冷山监狱，监狱里有一片称为绿里的绿地，绿地那头就是刑场。 约翰不仅不像想象中的凶残，相反，他出奇的温厚、机智。约翰的到来给狱中的各人带来了天翻地覆的变化：为…
