电影以1850年代加州淘金热为背景，讲述了一对年轻夫妇的爱情与残酷的现实之间的冲突。本片改编自法兰辛·里弗斯的同名小说。

In Madison, Satu, Knox and Gerbert arrive at the Bishop house to find that Matthew and Diana have disappeared. The couple arrives in 1590's London