故事开始于18世纪末，当时夏威夷群岛上的四大岛——夏威夷岛、毛伊岛、瓦胡岛和考爱岛——处于战争状态。该剧讲述毛伊岛的一位战争酋长（阿利伊）卡伊阿纳的故事。他曾远行海外，被誉为“世界上最著名的夏威夷人”，随后返回家乡，加入一场血腥的征战。但在最后关头，他背叛卡美哈美哈一世统一夏威夷的进程。这场统一战争发生在1782年—1810年。

In 1909, amidst the dying old west, Willie Boy, a long distance Desert Runner by Chemehuevi tradition, falls in love with young native beauty, Carlota. Carlota's father, a Chemehuevi shaman and local tribal leader, refuses to let the young couple be together. In a fatal confrontation, Carlota's father falls dead to an accidental gun shot and the young lovers flee to the sun enslaved Mohave desert. The local sheriff leads a mounted posse armed with fire power and two Native American trackers seeking justice for their "murdered" tribal leader. Willie Boy and Carlota evade capture outlasting the men and their horses. However, fake news stories meant to sell papers adds to the mounting pressure to capture Willie Boy. In a desert that purifies all, the search for Willie Boy forces everyone to face their own demons in this tragic tale of love, death, and desert heat.

影片主要讲述男主人公的母亲在一个印第安人居留地被奸杀，沃夫(杰森·莫玛饰)决定为母报仇，不料引起FBI的注意。于是他和失意音乐人卡什(罗伯特·莫洛汉饰)骑着摩托车一同前往美国西部建立他们自己的正义联盟。另外，该片还有莉莎·博内特(《考斯比一家》)、萨拉·沙希(《赤警威龙》)、迈克尔·雷蒙德-詹姆斯(《真爱如血》)、韦斯·斯塔迪(《地狱之轮》)等明星加盟。