Late sixteenth century. A Tameme Indian man and a noble Spanish woman flee through the forests of the New World in search of freedom. Their frantic journey softens the tension between them and dissolves their longstanding differences and creates intimate bonds that threaten their very survival.

故事发生在风景如诗如画的阿根廷布宜诺斯艾利斯。卡洛斯（安东尼奥·班德拉斯 Antonio Banderas 饰）是一名剧作家，因为创作过几个成功的剧本而拥有着不小的名气。卡洛斯和妻子西西莉亚（艾玛·汤普森 Emma Thompson 饰）结婚多年，两人之间的感情一直十分恩爱。西西莉亚是一名记者，在业内小有名气，她和卡洛斯一直被朋友们视为一对金童玉女，十分相配。