世界上很多东西会变，但是和家庭的关系不变。故事背景处于在澳大利亚。自从Elliot的母亲因为精神病惨死之后，Elliot独自一个人在 Adelaide郊外自己生活，逃避一切繁华的城市生活。十年过后，Elliot接到他父亲的通知，说他要重婚了，而且娶的人是他母亲的妹妹！Elliot重返到家庭里，尝试适应环境，还有他那未来的续母和弟弟。

In the not-too-distant future, two drifters traveling through the desert stumble across the biggest gold nugget ever found and the dream of immense wealth and greed takes hold. They hatch a plan to excavate their bounty, with one man leaving to secure the necessary tools while the other remains with the gold. The man who remains must endure harsh desert elements, ravenous wild dogs, and mysterious intruders, while battling the sinking suspicion that he has been abandoned to his fate.