在智利的阿塔卡马沙漠，天文学家探寻宇宙以寻找生命的起源，不远处，当地的妇女正在沙丘中搜寻亲人的尸骸，他们是被皮诺切特独裁政权随意处置和杀害的。导演帕特里克·古兹曼将这两种关于生命的找寻并置在一起，引人深思。

Nacho flees the violence of his home in Buenos Aires and looks for a home under the protection of his father, a rancher with whom he barely has a relationship. Nacho will have to fight to understand his place as a patron.

德高望重的导猎员Ernesto本应跟新组织的家庭在巴塔哥尼亚过着美好的生活，可是在前妻离世后，他迫于无奈收留多年不见的儿子Nahuel。基于旧日往事，Ernesto面对脾气暴躁的儿子显得有点手足无措。二人关系更因Nahuel不被新家庭所接纳而变得恶劣。父子俩终归能否放下成见，透过一起打猎时的相处时光来重新认识对方