A former slave arrives in a desolate former boomtown now on the decline. Meanwhile, a local prospector discovers gold – and is murdered…

　　该片改编自约翰·威廉姆斯撰写的同名小说，叙述,阐述,陈述,描写1873年从哈佛辍学的年轻人安德鲁斯，受爱默生和梭罗等人的自然 观念影响，带着搜寻,寻觅,查找,探寻美满,美好,完美,美善、渴望,期望,盼望,企望和活力的冲动，来到屠夫十字镇，并跟随猎人米勒(凯奇饰)和其他两人(剥皮人施耐德和随营干杂活的查理·霍格)进入科罗拉多山区猎捕野牛。他们各自带着不同的目的和想法，踏上了这次前途未卜的旅程。他们经历重重困难，还丢掉了一个人的性命，才重回屠夫十字镇，但这里却出现,产生,形成,酿成了翻天覆地的变化。

　　A crew of young environmental activists execute a daring mission to sabotage an oil pipeline, in director Daniel Goldhaber’s taut and timely thriller that is part high-stakes heist, part radical exploration of the climate crisis. Based on the controversial book by Andreas Malm.