A bush pilot in nothern Canada who with the aid of modernity thinks he can handle it all & knows it all. After reluctantly agreeing to transport a local indian girl to a medical facility his light plane crashes & they have to survive whilst finding their way back to civilization. Along the journey the man finds a new respect for the native ways as they battle to survive the elements.

Barry Pepper
as Charlie Halliday

Annabella Piugattuk
as Kannalaq

James Cromwell
as Walter "Shep" Shepherd

Kiersten Warren
as Estelle

Jon Gries
as Pierce

Robin Dunne
as Carl

Malcolm Scott
as Warren

Michael Bublé
as Hap

Brad Sihvon
as Mr. Izzard

Greg Spottiswood
as Mr. Moss
Wuchak
**_Trying to survive in desolate northern Canada_** In 1953, a Canadian bush pilot based in Yellowknife (Barry Pepper) flies a routine gig in the area of Queen Maud Gulf of the Northwest Territories (which is Nunavut today). When he crash-lands with a sickly Inuk girl, their chances of making it ...