经过两年的漂泊，狂放不羁的牛仔海威·凯洛威（汤米·李·琼斯 Tommy Lee Jones 饰）再次回到故乡。除了丰富的阅历，他孑然一身，一无所有。早些年间，他帮助弟弟沃特辛苦建立起自己的农场，事业总算有了起色，但因家人情感的问题他选择不告而别。如今，家乡似乎正酝酿一场剧变，土地被银行家CC（Wilford Brimley 饰）不断收购，靠双手吃饭的凯洛威一家渐入困境。海威帮助弟弟夫妇共同应付这场巨大的考验，在此期间，他也收获一段似乎注定没有结局的爱情。牛仔注定远走天涯，海威是否愿意停下漂泊的步伐？
本片根据Elmer Kelton的原著改编，由Tommy Lee Jones自编自导自演，并荣获1996年孤星电影电视奖最佳电视男主角和最佳电视导演奖。

2014 film by Tommy Lee Jones

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