8-year old Oskar lives in a family-run children's home. Every day he escapes to the world of his own imagination. His idol is the hero of a tv series, Detective Bruno. On the day of his birthday, the boy receives a treasure-hunt clue left behind by his late parents. Oskar decides to hire Detective Bruno, his favourite TV series character, to solve the quest. Real-life Bruno, the worn- out actor in PR crisis, decides to use Oscar to rebuild his image. They embark on an urban adventure through Warsaw. The journey makes Bruno change his ways and helps Oskar cope with the loss of his parents.
布斯(麦察蓉普拉 Mai Charoenpura 饰)经营着一家米粉摊,丈夫和年轻漂亮的打工女私奔了,留给布斯的除了年幼病重的女儿布尔外还有一大笔债务。布斯没有钱带女儿去看病,只能够买一些最基本的药物来维持女儿的生命,可即便如此,也花光了她几乎全部的积蓄。糟糕的财政状况之下布斯再也无法购买肉类来维系米粉摊的经营了。
这一天,布斯推着摊子回家,路上偶遇政府武力镇压示威游行活动的场面,一位受了伤的学生偷偷躲进了布斯的摊子里,当布斯发现他的时候,他已经死去多时了。布斯灵机一动,决定拿学生的肉来充当米粉里的食材肉末,哪知道却因为口味奇佳而造成了食客的哄抢,布斯就此发现了商机。