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.
两年的爆发之后,病人在土地和剩余的幸存者挣扎着试图重建文明的日常。病人更活跃的在晚上的时间,三人需要在一个空荡荡的家里寻求庇护,但在世界末日后的世界里,供应是稀缺的,他们如果有人能活下来是幸运的。