故事开始于虚构的中国最东边的小岛“东极岛”，智力低下的青年胡生（高华阳 饰）讲述了关于他的两个哥们儿——马浩汉（冯绍峰 饰）和江河（陈柏霖 饰）的故事。浩汉在外闯荡多年后回到故乡，却发现全岛面临着拆迁问题，而他最好的朋友，岛上唯一的老师江河也将被调到更为偏远的地区。于是 浩汉做出了一个决定，那就是开车送江河去三千多公里外的学校报到。兄弟三人踏上了前所未有的旅程，途中他们见了当临时演员的童年玩伴周沫（陈乔恩 饰），误入歧途的苏米（王珞丹 饰），还有浩汉心仪多年从未见面的笔友刘莺莺（袁泉 饰），以及不羁的摩托车手阿吕（钟汉良 饰）。看似平常的旅程却暗藏伏笔，浩汉和江河最终走到了终点，开始了截然不同的人生轨迹。 
　　本片是著名作家兼赛车手韩寒的电影导演处女作。

The film "The Continent", directed by Chinese professional rally driver and best-selling author Han han, is set to be released in China on 24th,July.It's the first time that Han han has directed a film. The film also stars Wang Luodan and Wallace Chung. It tells stories of several friends who grow up together set off for a somewhat reckless journey. The film's producer Fang Li stated that he was confident that the film would attract audiences of all ages from those in their late 60s through to those in their 30s or 20s.The audience must be impressed with the classic lines which follow a sharp style of Han’s works. Let’s look back at them.
由中国职业赛车手兼畅销书作者韩寒执导的电影《后会无期》于7月24日起在国内上映。这是韩寒第一次执导拍摄电影。影片由王珞丹及钟汉良担当主演，讲述了几位共同长大的朋友一起出去开启一场自在之旅的故事。该片的制片人方励表示，他对这部电影十分自信，不论是六十多岁的老年人，还是二三十岁的年轻人，各个年龄段的人都会喜欢这部影片的。其中的经典台词更是句句犀利，引人回味。下面我们就来回顾一下电影中那些印在你脑海中的台词： 

1、今天我上了这个台，就不怕让自己下不来台。
Now that I step on the stage, I’m not afraid of being ashamed to leave the stage.

2、你连世界都没观过，哪来的世界观。
You haven’t viewed the world. Where does your world view come from?

3、带不走的留不下，留不下的别牵挂。
Things which cannot be taken away can’t be left. Things which are bound to leave is unworthy of concern.

4、进一步，海阔天空。
Take a step forward and find a clearer situation.

5、交心吧，放在我身上；放心吧，交在我身上。
Open your heart to me. Be at ease because of me.

6、听过很多大道理，依然过不好这一生。
As many as lessons I have heard, I can’t live like the lesson shows me.

7.我哪来的身和名，让我去败和裂。
I don’t even have a body and reputation for me to ruin.

8.小朋友爱分对错，大人只看利弊。
Children like judgment, but adults only weigh the pros and cons.

9.喜欢就会放肆，但爱就是克制。
To like someone is to run wild, but to love someone is to restrain.

10、.有时候你想证明给一万个人看，到后来，你发现只得到了一个明白人，那就够了。
You want to prove yourself to millions of people at times, but you get to know that one understood is enough eventually.