Diz (Joel Courtney) is a reckless teenage drifter living life on the run. Abandoned by his parents as a child, he looks out for himself and doesn't accept handouts. He takes whatever he wants and runs. Jaded and determined to answer to no one
Epic storms triggered by a space phenomenon obliterate cities, and the only answer to escaping complete annihilation rests on a small-town teen's extraordinary science project.
裘德（克里斯托弗·埃克莱斯顿 Christopher Eccleston饰）在农村长大，一心要用知识改变命运，考取大学成为了他的奋斗目标。但是，年少的欲望却让他与当地一个姑娘发生了关系，大学梦也随之破碎。
不久姑娘远走澳洲，寻觅更美好的生活。剩下裘德和他的梦想，继续在这里萌芽成长。裘德为了能考上大学，专门搬到大学城附近苦苦寻求机会。同时在这里，表妹苏（凯特·温丝莱特 Kate Winslet饰）让他暗暗倾心。迫于亲缘的关系，二人都不敢打破禁忌。当苏嫁给了他人，裘德终于冲破了心中压抑已久的感情。他们不理世俗
