Canadian scientist, Dr Geoff Burton takes up a position at a new institute in wintry Dresden in order to contribute to their most important project—a human regeneration gene—that also has the potential to make something miraculous out of a personal tragedy that has haunted him for years.

Munro, a soldier turned lay preacher, comes to New Zealand to minister to the first British colonists, but he is converted by the powerful chief Maianui to serve a different purpose.

80年代美国东部阿巴拉契山区小镇上一段族人杀戮史，人们闭口不提但伤痕从未消弭。族人后裔的少年不经意揭开这段曾试图抹去的历史，才发现惨剧俨然已是梦魇，折磨着后人。