Nick (
James Gandolfini) is an ironworker who builds and repairs bridges. He's married to Kitty (
Susan Sarandon), a dressmaker, a strong and gentle woman with whom he has three daughters. He is carrying on a torrid affair with a redheaded woman named Tula (
Kate Winslet). Driven forward by will and blinded by his urges, Nick is sent into exile and searches to find his way back through the damage he has done.