1847年,在大饥荒发生两年后,一位叫费尼(詹姆斯·弗兰切威勒 饰)的士兵为英国打完了战争后逃回到爱尔兰,看到一片挣扎与混乱,发现亲人全部死去,便下定决心复仇。同时英国派出了汉那(雨果·维文 饰)去阻止费尼,而费尼和汉那却又是当年的战友……Set in Ireland during the Great Famine, the drama follows an Irish Ranger who has been fighting for the British Army abroad, as he abandons his post to reunite with his family. Despite experiencing the horrors of war, he is shocked by the famine's destruction of his homeland and the brutalization of his people and his family.