影片讲述了历史人物、至德典范泰伯的传奇故事，再现了其＂三让天下＂和“奔赴荆蛮之地＂、“建立勾吴”的过程，刻画了其在原始生存环境中，治水兴农、渔猎桑麻、德化蛮荒的不畏坚辛、勇于开拓的举措。

In today’s Rome, the paths of Sven, a Norwegian cycling activist and Pasolini fan; Giulia, a young farmer defending her land from encroaching developers; and Mario, a Roman with a heart of gold, all cross, in the struggle to create a Pasolini bicycle path along the river, from Rome to the sea. With powerful landowners, mediocre politicians, and all the red tape going against them, this unlikely trio fights for a utopia that combines nature and community, in a struggle that reflects the quandary of the Western world.