Edward is busy trying to unlock the secrets of reading and recording people's thoughts. He is very involved with his work leaving little room for girlfriend Britt. Longstreet comes along and offers Ed...
荒凉的澳大利亚原野，一条笔直漫长的空旷公路，一对关系疏离的父子在路上。父亲凯文（雨果·维文 Hugo Weaving饰），一位暴戾而又邋遢的中年男人带着他十岁大的儿子楚克（汤姆·拉塞尔 Tom Russell饰）踏上了这条亡命之旅。为了逃避一起犯罪事件，凯文铤而走险地选择了负罪潜逃。置身澳大利亚寂寥荒芜的沙漠与荒原，两父子不仅要为了生存而与一切未知因素进行抗衡和斗争，更要面对时而紧密时而对立的父子...