A gruelling competition of nerve, strength and skill, to stay on top of 2,000 pounds of wild animal for eight seconds: that's professional bull-riding. Champion Cowboy Lane Frost is driven by an obsession to exceed his father's expectations and gain his love. But the sacrifices he makes to his craft threatens not only his marriage but also his friendships.

Set against an unpredictably precarious world this is a bittersweet love story about a maverick hero who elevated his sport into an art form, and paid the ultimate price.