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.

艾瑞克·巴纳加盟澳大利亚新片[小镇缉凶](The Dry，暂译)。影片改编自简·哈珀同名畅销小说，罗伯特·康诺利(《深暗势力》)自编自导，巴纳、康诺利共同担任监制。影片围绕一个警察回到老家侦破凶案展开，明年二月开机。这也是巴纳自2007年的[我的父亲,罗穆卢斯]后再度拍摄澳大利亚影片。