Eve Simonswas abandoned as an infant on the steps of a church 30 years ago on Christmas Eve. Now, struggling to move forward with her life, she embarks on a search to uncover the mystery of her birth with the help of her boyfriend Chris and famed investigative genealogist Pamela Slaton.

二战结束前，美国德州的赫里福战俘营关押了一批意大利战俘。那里阴森可怖，充满饥饿、暴力和仇恨，环境恶劣。囚犯们想尽办法逃跑，却都无功而返。集体暴乱却又惨遭集中营守军血腥镇压。 鲁基是唯一逃出集中营的战俘，但正当他与女友忘情缠绵时又被捕入狱。当他回到集中营却发现已易主敌方。电话线被切断，没有交通工具，深陷德州荒凉沙漠的集中营守军与囚犯只有依靠意志挣扎求生，而濒临死亡的人们，所作所为又是那么让人触目惊心！