The film describes the events leading up to, and including, the massacre of the adults of a small town in Nebraska by their children, after the adults' irresponsibility ruins the crop and the children's future.
凭借心灵书籍而受到关注的黑人作家托马斯·卡特(安东尼·麦凯 Anthony Mackie 饰)正沉浸在名誉的荣光之中,而就在此时他的哥哥刑满释放,此时正因为某事而陷入财务危机中。怀着不可告人秘密的托马斯希望多赚些钱打发他的哥哥,于是主动和之前在签售会有过一面之缘的安吉尔·桑切斯(福里斯特·惠特克 饰)取得联系。安吉尔的母亲早已去世,但…