The film describes a Chinese couple who are anxious to get out of the mainland. The wife, played by Maggie Cheung, first receives permission to leave for America. After she gets there, her family loses all trace of her. Her husband, played by Leung, smuggles himself into America to try to find her.
故事敘述一對大陸夫婦想盡辦法出國，妻子張曼玉首先獲准赴美，但去後卻下落不明，丈夫梁家輝隨後輾轉偷渡美國，越洋尋妻。