"Without a Country" is the story of Will and Suzanne, farmers scratching out an existence on a small piece of land near Valle Crucis in the North Carolina mountains. When the Civil War breaks out they face an agonizing dilemma - they live in the South but they favor the Union cause. Will is conscripted into Confederate service and when he deserts, their lives are turned upside down. He joins a band of men who are heading to Kentucky to join the Federal army. When they are ambushed in Tennessee several are killed and Will narrowly escapes. He survives by hiding in the mountains. Suzanne faces her own trials when the Home Guard aggressively steps up the search for deserters in the area. Wild bears and panthers lurk in the shadows. Food is scarce. Will and Suzanne endure on-going terror as they struggle to one day reunite in peace.