乔(尼克·罗宾逊 Nick Robinson 饰)的母亲在他很小的时候就离开了他,现如今,他和父亲弗兰克(尼克·奥弗曼 Nick Offerman 饰)过着相依为命的日子。弗兰克是一个非常独断专行的男人,控制欲极强的他无时不刻的想要控制乔生活里的方方面面。和乔境遇相同的还有帕特里克(加布里埃尔·巴索 Gabriel Basso 饰),他也因为家人们的过度关注而感到窒息。 一天夜里,乔和好友比阿基奥(莫伊塞斯·阿里亚斯 Moises Arias 饰)意外发现了一处人迹罕至的森林,和帕特里克一起,感受到了大自然召唤的孩子们决定离家出走,在这片森林里建立他们的乌托邦,这段牢不可破的友谊在一位名叫凯利(艾琳·莫里亚蒂 Erin Moriarty 饰)的女生介入之后,发生了微妙的变化。Joe Toy, on the verge of adolescence, finds himself increasingly frustrated by his single father, Frank's attempts to manage his life. Declaring his freedom once and for all, he escapes to a clearing in the woods with his best friend, Patrick, and a strange kid named Biaggio. He announces that they are going to build a house there, free from responsibility and parents. Once their makeshift abode is finished, the three young men find themselves masters of their own destiny, alone in the woods.