The children Kathy (Carey Mulligan), Ruth (Keira Knightley) and Tommy (Andrew Garfield) grow up isolated and sheltered in an English boarding school at the end of the 70s. But the idyll is deceptive, because the institution holds a cruel secret that is gradually revealed to the friends and dramatically changes their lives: their only purpose in life is to serve as an organ donor. Based on the bestseller by Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro, Mark Romanek ("One Hour Photo") created a sci-fi drama that captivates with subtle horror and a moving love story.