为拍摄一部关于哥伦布美洲探险寻宝的电影，导演塞巴斯蒂安和他的制片人科斯塔来到了玻利维亚，然而他们的剧组却被搅入了当地民众抗议水系统私有化的政治危机当中。

A misfit group of New Mexico cowboys find themselves on the journey of a lifetime when their crooked-footed racehorse qualifies for the Kentucky Derby