David (James Marsden James Marsden) is a well-known playwright. In order to have a better creative environment, David and his wife Amy (Kate Potsworth Kate Bosworth) return to their scenic hometown in the south. The fresh air and idle life in their hometown make two tired city dwellers feel very strange, but under this beautiful scenery, the aborigines are not friendly to the newly arrived couple. With a tranquil attitude, David chose to put up with all kinds of discrimination from the outside world, even after his wife was designed and raped by a local construction worker. However, David's blindly forbearance resulted in intensified bullying. When a group of "barbarians" tried to break into his house, the once cowardly David chose to take up arms and fight to defend his last home.