1815年8月,在北卡罗莱纳州,一个农民鳏夫在回家的路上,他每年销售他的产品,购买股票和商品后,他将需要过冬。在他的旅程中,他遇到一个离家出走的奴隶——一名年轻女子,她正在被追杀。他决定违反法律,帮助这个奴隶获得自由……。The 16 years old amateur photographer Charles accidentally takes a photo of Laura - and falls in love with her, when he develops the picture. He finds out that she works as singer in a bar, but is about to be thrown out. Although rejected at first by the 23 years old, he wants to help her and starts an ad campaign behind her back... with unexpected results. —Tom Zoerner。