由于没有直系亲属，约瑟夫被过去困扰着，几十年来他一直试图忘记过去——如果不是积极地通过酗酒和吸毒来掩盖过去的话。忍受着来自地狱的宿醉——干燥的时间过去了——他离开了他现在的生活，登上了一艘开往爱尔兰的船，面对童年在护理系统中度过的模糊的、令人恐惧的记忆，他不得不f…

Colm is in his mid-forties, married, with two teenage children. Still grieving the death of his father, a destructive gure in his life, Colm struggles with his relationship to his own son, whilst at work a recent takeover threatens his job. Unable to share his vulnerability with his wife, Colm's world is falling apart …

With no immediate family to live for, Joseph is haunted by a past he has tried, for decades, to forget - if not actively obscure with drink and drugs. Suffering the hangover from hell - the dry spell over - he walks away from his present life and boards a boat bound for Ireland to confront hazy, fear-inducing memories …