The Longest Ride

There's problems for Ira Levinson. After a vehicle accident, he finds himself stuck on a remote embankment at the age of 91, in terrible condition and all by himself. He is severely injured and has trouble staying aware. Beside him, a hazy figure appears and becomes clear: his late wife Ruth, who died nine years ago. She begs him to hold on and tells him tales of their life together, including how they met, the priceless artworks they amassed, and the terrible events of WWII and how they affected them and their family. Ira knows that Ruth can’t possibly be in the car with him, but he clings to her words and his memories, reliving the sorrows and everyday joys that defined their marriage.

A senior at Wake Forest College's life is about to alter at a nearby rodeo. Sophia Danko, who is healing from a recent breakup, meets Luke, a young cowboy who is quite different from the wealthy frat guys she had known at school. Through Luke, Sophia is introduced to a world in which the stakes of survival and success, ruin and reward -- even life and death – loom large in everyday life. Sophia begins to see a future that is quite different from the one she had planned as she and Luke grow in love—a future that Luke has the ability to change, provided his secret isn't revealed and destroys it first.

Ruth and Ira. Luka and Sophia. Two couples who have little in common, and who are separated by years and experience. Yet their lives will converge with unexpected poignancy, reminding us all that even the most difficult decisions can yield extraordinary journeys: beyond despair, beyond death, to the farthest reaches of the human heart.