Marc chose to distract himself from the pain of his mother's death by diving headfirst into a comfortable marriage with a charming, wealthy, older man. But when his husband also dies, unexpectedly, Marc's world is cracked wide open, forcing him and his two best friends to embark on a cathartic, life-affirming adventure to make peace with all the grief he'd been evading.。出生在墨西哥的尼罗,一直以来都怀揣着一个美国梦。他从小就在边境线上和一群美国的少年一起玩排球。于是,要成为一个美国公民,就成了他的毕生梦想。尼罗的一个哥哥曾经成功地穿过了边境,来到美国,并且用服兵役做手段获得了美国公民的身份。他现在在洛杉矶的一座豪宅里工作。豪宅主人的奢华生活让尼罗大开眼界。而尼罗要获得绿卡,唯一的捷径就是加入美国军队,执行军事任务。服役期满后,自然就得到了绿卡。于是,尼罗就来到军队,前往沙漠地带,为了自己的“公民权”展开实际意义上的“战斗”。一挺机关枪,就是他成为公民的捷径 。。