杰克·弗里德肯（裘德·洛 Jude Law 饰）是黑兔餐厅及VIP酒廊的魅力老板，正准备将其打造为纽约最热门的聚点。但当他的弟弟文斯（杰森·贝特曼 Jason Bateman 饰）意外回归家族事业时，麻烦接踵而来，旧创伤被重新唤起，新危机也随之而来，威胁着他们建立的一切。

John Shaw, a photojournalist arrives in Australia trying to recover from his experiences reporting on the Vietnam War. After meeting a young woman in a small-town bar, he decides to detour into the Outback to photograph cave paintings. Out there, under the baking sun, people can die within hours. But the elements are not the most hazardous thing in the bush, and Shaw and his mysterious companion soon find themselves caught up in an unrelenting fight for survival.