1918年，法国军舰登陆波利尼西亚"珍珠岛"。战争十字勋章得主莫萨克上尉奉命组建大洋轻骑兵，这位曾靠海鸥残骸存活12日的硬汉，其勇气与责任感常濒临疯狂边缘。登岛后，他遭遇贪婪指挥官勒菲弗尔压迫下的希瓦族战士，却与岛国小王子雷亚结为忘年交——孩子视他为塔希提传说中解放民族的"特法奥拉"，而其法裔母亲莫阿塔却蔑称这欧洲人为"腐犬"。被迫逃亡时，莫萨克带着心怀恶意的温柔骗子巴纳贝，二十载牢狱之灾在前，而这场疯狂逃亡将引领他们超越自我，驶向比预期更远的彼岸。

A beautiful young woman sets her sights on an aging millionaire. She seduces him, and moves into his mansion with him. She soon tires of him, though, and after she gets rid of him, she goes after his son.