When a rusted sheriff’s badge is found alongside a skull in the desert, a mild mannered sheriff starts to investigate his idolised father’s involvement in the disappearance of his vicious predecessor.

In West Virginia, a community of white, Black and immigrant Italian workers gradually comes together to fight the exploitation of their coal company’s ruthless enforcers, leading to violent showdown.

A retired doctor decides to take a trip into the rainforest and visit his past pupils, who dispersed to smaller villages to spread the wonders of modern medicine. He imagines a celebratory journey, where he can take satisfaction in seeing his teachings put into practice, but is instead faced with the brutal realities of living in a country ruled by men with guns.

Young Fiona lives with her grandparents in a small fishing village where she takes an active role to unravel mysterious secrets.