

Two pioneers fight for their lives and their love on the American frontier during the Civil War.

Algeria, 1954. Two very different men thrown together by a world in turmoil are forced to flee across the Atlas mountains. Daru, the reclusive teacher, has to escort Mohamed, a villager accused of murder.

John Peterson lives with his partner Eric and their adopted daughter in Southern California. When he is visited by his aging father who is searching for a place to retire, their two very different worlds collide.

A father and daughter journey from Denmark to an unknown desert that exists in a realm beyond the confines of civilization.