In 1909, amidst the dying old west

, Willie Boy, a long distance Desert Runner by Chemehuevi tradition , falls in love with young native beauty, Carlota
. Carlota's father, a Chemehuevi shaman and local tribal leader, refuses to let the young couple be together
. In a fatal confrontation
, Carlota's father falls dead to an accidental gun shot and the young lovers flee to the sun enslaved Mohave desert. The local sheriff leads a mounted posse armed with fire power and two Native American trackers seeking justice for their "murdered" tribal leader. Willie Boy and Carlota evade capture outlasting the men and their horses . However
, fake news stories meant to sell papers adds to the mounting pressure to capture Willie Boy. In a desert that purifies all, the search for Willie Boy forces everyone to face their own demons in this tragic tale of love , death, and desert heat

.