Lou Clark, a directionless 26-year-old from the English countryside, takes a job at the local castle as a caregiver and companion to a wealthy young banker, Will Traynor. Wheelchair-bound from an accident two years prior, the once adventurous Will has all but given up — that is until Lou determines to show him that life is worth living.

A reclusive WWII veteran rescues a traumatised Polish woman from a crash. Her abrasive nature clashes with his old-world routines, but as a fragile bond forms between them, they must combine forces to fight the violent past that has tracked her down.