故事开始于三千年前的中国北方,外敌入侵,皇帝为了得到强大的力量与其对抗而向神龙借来了宝珠。皇帝允诺战争胜利之后一定会将宝珠归还,然而他却在战斗中牺牲了,宝珠也就此失去了下落。 一晃眼几千年过去,澳大利亚男孩乔西(路易斯·科贝特 Louis Corbett 饰)跟随着一支中澳联合考古队,千里迢迢来到了中国,来这里寻找自己的父亲切兹博士(山姆·尼尔 Sam Neill 饰),切兹博士在中国担任着考古队队长的职务。在机场,乔西偶然遇见了父亲的同事李博士(王姬 饰)和她的女儿小玲(李林金 饰),两个孩子相见甚晚,之后在误打误撞之中踏上了寻找龙珠的旅途。
In the backwoods of Ontario lies a town called Kinmount. This little hamlet of only a few hundred residents no longer has a gas station or a school; however, thanks to the singular vision of local septuagenarian Keith Stata, what it does boast is a five-screen cinema palace and memorabilia museum—one that welcomes upwards of 50,000 visitors every summer.
Follows the horrific event that has captivated the public's attention for almost 50 years, as well as a more comprehensive narrative about Los Angeles, the American dream, and the situations in which justice might or not be effective.