Two sisters living separate lives on different continents are reunited on a Mediterranean Island. The two barely have time to bond and revive family ties as Kate, the elder, meets a group of locals and agrees to an exciting ride on a hot air balloon. But disaster strikes and as the result of a freak accident, the balloon is carried far out to sea. Their cell phones out of range, and the balloon running out of gas, Kate and her friends are battling for their lives. While, back on land, the younger sister, Liz, has become an unwanted "material witness" to a crime. Matters then take a dramatic twist, one that will mark their lives forever.

　　故事發(fā)生在1921年的西班牙，一艘蒸汽船載著260名西班牙移民駛往美國(guó)，他們滿心期待在那里能夠開(kāi)始他們嶄新的人生。不幸的人，一場(chǎng)船難襲擊了這群追夢(mèng)者，他們所乘坐的蒸汽船載西班牙加利西亞海岸附近的一座小島旁沉沒(méi)了。幸運(yùn)的是，島上生活的三個(gè)女人發(fā)現(xiàn)了這批遇難者，她們熱情的給予了幫助，最終，50名乘客得到了救助，保住了性命，這三個(gè)女人也因此名聲遠(yuǎn)揚(yáng)，被視為英雄。
　　一名阿根廷記者聞?dòng)崄?lái)到了這座小島，想要將這件事情寫成報(bào)道，可是，隨著他調(diào)查的深入，記者發(fā)現(xiàn)很多事情都和他所聽(tīng)說(shuō)的不符，不僅如此，他還開(kāi)始懷疑，或許蒸汽船的沉沒(méi)從一開(kāi)始就不是一場(chǎng)意外。