The film describes the events leading up to, and including, the massacre of the adults of a small town in Nebraska by their children, after the adults' irresponsibility ruins the crop and the children's future.
世界核战争后，政府给每个人注射一种麻痹情感神经的药物，使人们封闭感情，变成行尸走肉。 约翰·普雷斯顿（克里斯蒂安·贝尔 Christian Bale 饰）是政府军事部门高级官员。他摧毁一切艺术品、工艺品，并将一切抗令不抛弃自己感情的人杀死，同事艾洛·帕特杰（肖恩·宾 Sean Bean 饰）因藏有一本违禁书籍也未曾幸免。一次行动中，约翰遇到玛丽·…
