The unemployed Duval is contacted by a mysterious organization to transcribe intercepted calls. He accepts the job with no suspicions, since it restores stability to his life, but it will soon result in political shenanigans of all kinds.

本片根据自幼患有自闭症的美国动物科学家、畜牧学博士——天宝·葛兰汀（克莱尔·丹尼斯 Claire Danes饰）的个人自传改编而成，讲述天宝与众不同的成长经历。