Ένα έφηβο κορίτσι και ο μικρός της αδερφός, βρίσκονται εγκαταλελειμμένοι σε μια έρημο στην Αυστραλία και προσπαθούν να επιβιώσουν όταν συναντάνε ένα νεαρό Αβορίγινα που βρίσκεται σε "περιπλάνηση" (τελετή ενηλικίωσης κατά την οποία στην ηλικία των 16 οι άντρες εξορίζονται από την φυλή τους και προσπαθούν να επιβιώσουν μόνοι τους).

Oι ιεροί Μάυροι Λόφοι, τα πατρογονικά εδάφη των Ινδιάνων Σιού, μετά την ανακάλυψη χρυσού εκεί, πλυμμηρίζουν με λευκούς τυχοδιώχτες και χρυσοθήρες.Η φυλή των Κρόου, πρόθυμη στο συνολλό της να συμμαχίσει με τους λευκούς , μόνο και μόνο για να βλάψουν τους προαιώνιους εχθρούς, τους Σιού.Ένας ακέραιος χαρακτήρας , Λοχαγός του στρατού που η κυβέρνηση έστειλε για να διατηρήσει την ειρήνη, ισως δεν αρκεί για να γύρει την πλάστιγγα στο μέρος του δικαίου.Ο άνδρας που τον λένε Αλογο, ελπίζει όμως σε πολλά , όταν επιστρέψει ο γιός του ο Κόντα, που μορφώθηκε στις πολιτείες των λευκών, καί έχει την ίδια αγάπη για τον λαό του,και την θέληση να προσφέρει για την φυλή του, οπως ο πατέρας του.

Τα τραύματα της ενηλικίωσης είναι πολλά, αλλά κανένα δεν συγκρίνεται με την ukwaluka: πρόκειται για την τελετουργία της περιτομής που ακολουθούν οι έφηβοι της φυλής Xhosa της Νοτίου Αφρικής, περιμένοντας την πληγή στο σώμα και την ψυχή τους να κλείσει από μόνη της. Ο Κολανί είναι ένας εργάτης που καλείται να μυήσει μια ομάδα αγοριών σε μια τέτοια τελετή στα βουνά που εκτείνονται πάνω απ` το Ακρωτήρι της Καλής Ελπίδας. Εκεί θα θυμηθεί μια πτυχή της σεξουαλικότητάς του και τις όποιες ενορμήσεις είχε θάψει στο παρελθόν.

Ενας Αγγλος αριστοκρατης που στο παρελθον ειχε καταφερει να γινει αποδεκτος απο μια φυλη ιθαγενων στην Αγρια Δυση επιστρεφει ξανα σ'ενα ταξιδι αυτογνωσιας και αξιων.Οι ελπιδες τους για πνευματικη βοηθεια απο τη φυλη εξαφανιζονται γρηγορα οταν ερχεται αντιμετωπος με μια σκληρη πραγματικοτητα .Ο λαος της φυλης του εχει σφαγιαστει απο λευκους, και φυλες που τους χρησιμοποιουν για την γη τους και τα ελαχιστα υπολειματα ειναι σκλαβοι η ψυχικα ρακη που απλα περιμενουν το θανατο. Θα καταφερει το "αλογο" να ξεπερασει τους φοβους του και να δωσει πισω στους παλιους συμπολεμιστες του το πνευμα της αναγεννησης και του νικητη;

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