塞尔希奥·卡尔

　　When school teacher Harriet Winslow goes to Mexico to teach, she is kidnapped by Gen. Tomas Arroyo and his revolutionaries. An aging American, Ambrose "Old Gringo" Bierce also in Mexico, befriends Gen. Arroyo and meets Harriet. Bierce is a famous writer, who knowing that he is dying, wishes to keep his identity secret so he can determine his own fate. Though he likes Arroyo, Bierce tries to provoke the General's anger whenever possible in an attempt to get himself killed, thus avoiding suffering through his illness. Winslow is intrigued by both Bierce and Arroyo, and the men are in turn attracted to her. She becomes romantically involved with Arroyo. When Winslow learns of Bierce's true identity (a writer whose work she has loved and respected for years), she is singlemindedly determined to fulfill his dying wish.

　　曾经，琼斯（汤米·李·琼斯 Tommy Lee Jones 饰）迫于生计不得不抛家弃子跟随印第安部落远行，如今，垂垂老矣的他终于回到了故乡，可是等待着他的，却不是阔别已久的温暖家庭，而是妻子的死讯，和已经嫁人的女儿麦琪（凯特·布兰切特 Cate Blanchett 饰）的冷眼相向。　　虽然麦琪对父亲心怀怨恨，但麦琪的女儿莉莉（埃文·蕾切尔·伍德 Evan Rachel Wood 饰）却对外祖父格外的亲昵，然而，厄运降临到了这家人的头上，莉莉遭到的匪徒的绑架，麦琪的丈夫布瑞克（艾伦·艾克哈特 Aaron Eckhart 饰）亦死在了匪徒抢下。为了找回女儿，麦琪和琼斯毅然踏上了复仇之旅，然而，横亘在前路上的，不仅仅是残暴的凶徒，还有父女两人心中深深的鸿沟。