Based on real events, the story follows a father and son (Offerman and Tremblay) who identify as Sovereign Citizens, a group of anti-government extremists, as they venture across the country and find themselves in a standoff with a chief of police (Dennis Quaid) that sets off an intense manhunt with tragic consequences.

　　三十而立的丹尼尔是电视台著名主持人，有自己的品牌节目，事业飞黄腾达。然而谁也不知道他一直沉浸在深深的抑郁中。在某次直播过程中他恐慌发作，从此一蹶不振。直到一个19岁男孩出现在他的生命中。这个叫亚历山大的高中生大大咧咧的侵入他的生活，惯性的黏在他四周，把他从抑郁深渊中拉出来。两人最后踏上陌生而熟悉的旅途，直溯痛苦的源头…