过气的摇滚乐经济人里奇·兰斯（比尔·默瑞 Bill Murray 饰）在阿富汗为他的客户张罗最后一场巡演时，发现自己独自一人身在喀布尔，身无分文也没有护照。潦倒的他发现了拥有天籁嗓音的年轻女孩萨利马（丽姆·卢巴尼 Leem Lubani 饰），于是他决定将女孩送上当地最 受欢迎的选秀节目“阿富汗之星”……

1970年代传奇摇滚乐手丹尼柯林斯（阿尔·帕西诺AlPacino饰）在经历人生低潮时，经纪人（克里斯托弗·普卢默ChristopherPlummer饰）发现了一封40年来从未送达的信，这封信居然来自披头士主唱约翰·列侬，在40年前写给当时19岁的他，这让他再度受到启发，毅然决然地离开现在奢华的生活，踏上寻找生命意义的旅程，而他也在这段旅程中收获了真爱和消失已久的创作灵感……

　　The documentary follows the main stages of Janis Joplin’s life, from her performance at Monterey Pop in 1967 to Woodstock in 1969 and Festival Express in 1970, including interviews with relatives, friends and rock stars of her time. The soundtrack features Janis Joplin’s hits, among which Cry Baby, Mercedes Benz and Piece of My Heart. Amy Berg shows the woman behind the myth, other than the rock&roll icon, unveils a gentle, innocent yet strong woman. Well known as rock icon, the personal story of Janis Joplin is very complex. Janis serves as a narrator, telling us her life through the letters she wrote to her friends, relatives and lovers, leading us in a journey that starts from her childhood.

BUTNOTFORMEISAFILMABOUTTHESEARCHFORFULFILLMENTTHROUGHARTISTICEXPRESSION,THELINESWEDRAWASWESTRUGGLETODEFINEOURSELVES,ANDTHEUNDERLYINGTRUTHSTHATULTIMATELYCONNECTUS.关于自我、人生、艺术、以及爱情。

饶舌女歌手皇后拉蒂法女王饰演传奇蓝调歌手贝西史密丝,她精采而深刻的诠释贝西史密丝从努力奋斗的年轻歌手慢慢成为”蓝调天后”的心路历程。贝西是20世纪最成功的歌手之一，时至今日她的影响力仍然无远弗届。