影片依据Robyn Davidson所著自传体滞销书《轨迹》改编，讲述了一名女子完成盼望已久的追逐荒野大漠的梦想，独自一人在四只骆驼和一条忠实的狗的陪伴下穿越澳大利亚沙漠的故事她从悉尼动身到艾丽斯斯普林斯，独自展开一场横越澳洲的千里沙漠之行，最后抵达澳洲西海岸，影片记叙了这段旅程，归结了一段扣人心弦的传奇旅程、一曲跌宕坎坷的沙漠恋歌

A young biologist, Mary Jane, who focuses on lepidoptery (the study of moths and butterflies), doesn't have the perfect life; she does however have what she considers the perfect son. Tragedy strikes

A young biologist, Mary Jane, who focuses on lepidoptery (the study of moths and butterflies), doesn't have the perfect life; she does however have what she considers the perfect son. Tragedy strikes